Josh Williams (born 12 June 1998) is a former professional

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos or colloquially the Roos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AF ...

in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Williams was raised in Townsville and played with the

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in the Townsville Australian Football League. He was identified as an AFL prospect and signed to the

Gold Coast Suns Academy The Gold Coast Suns, officially the Gold Coast Football Club, are a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The ...

as a teenager. He was drafted by North Melbourne with their third selection and thirty-sixth overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut in the twenty-seven point loss to at

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in round eighteen of the 2017 season as a late inclusion for

Robbie Tarrant Robbie Tarrant (born 25 April 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club. He is the y ...

. He was delisted at the end of the 2018 season. For 2019-20 he played for the

Southport Sharks The Southport Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, that competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Southport is one of the most successful football clu ...

in the

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which later merged with the

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from 2021 onwards.

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* * 1998 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Southport Australian Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub