William ‘Bill’ Cottis was an outstanding centreman for Newtown in the Sydney Competition from the mid 1940's to the mid 1950's. He played in 5 consecutive Premiership sides for Newtown from 1946 to 1950. Bill Cottis was one of Newtown's leading players during this time.
Bill won the Phelan Medal at the age of 19 in 1946. The 1940's are regarded as probably the strongest period of Australian Football in Sydney as there was a large influx of Victorian and other interstate players as a result of service in World War 2 and National Service. Leading VFL players who played in Sydney during this time included Phonse Kyne, Sam Loxton, Keith Miller and many others.
Bill also represented NSW on a number of occasions.
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