Don Wilks

Don Wilks
Don Wilks
Personal information
Full name	Donald John Wilks
Date of birth	9 August 1917
Place of birth	West Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	18 November 1983 (aged 66)
Place of death	Wantirna, Victoria
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Back Pocket / Halfback
Playing career1
Years	Club
1943–45	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Donald John Wilks (9 August 1917 – 18 November 1983) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Wilks coached Echuca to the 1946 Echuca Football League premiership.^[2] ^[3]

Wilks coached Auburn to three successive premierships from 1947 to 1949.

In 1951 and 1952, Wilks coached Maryborough in the Ballarat Football League. ^[5]

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 951. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1946 - Echuca FL - Grand Final match review". Independent. The Deniliquin Independent. 10 October 1946. p. 8. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "1946 - Echuca FL - Grand Final match review". Riverine Herald. The Riverine Herald. 7 October 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "1950 - Wilks at North Albury". Riverine Herald. The Riverine Herald. 17 March 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "1951 - Wilks coach of Maryborough". Riverine Herald. The Riverine Herald. 30 January 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2020.