Bill Cubbins

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Bill Cubbins

| image = File:William T. Cubbins.jpg

| fullname = William Tennyson Cubbins

| birth_date = 4 May 1899

| birth_place = St Kilda, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|1|3|1899|5|4|df=yes}}

| death_place = Moorabbin, Victoria

| originalteam = South St Kilda{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

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| statsend = 1934

| years1 = 1915, 1919–26, 1928–30

| club1 = St Kilda

| games_goals1 = 149 (42)

| years2 = 1931–32, 1934

| club2 = Footscray

| games_goals2 = {{0}}33 {{0}}(0)

| games_goalstotal = 182 (42)

| coachyears1 = 1930

| coachclub1 = St Kilda

| coachgames_wins1 = 18 {{0}}(8–10–0)

| coachyears2 = 1931–33

| coachclub2 = Footscray

| coachgames_wins2 = 54 (32–22–0)

| coachgames_winstotal = 72 (40–32–0)

| careerhighlights = *Club captain 1921–22, 1925, 1929–30

• St. Kilda Best & Fairest 1921, 1923, 1928–29
• Victorian state representative six times
• Warrnambool Premiership Captain/Coach: 1927

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William Tennyson Cubbins (4 May 1899 – 3 January 1968){{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Bill%2BCubbins/3426|title=Bill Cubbins – Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|access-date=27 December 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Cubbins played with St Kilda as possibly the greatest full back of his time. He won a record four club best and fairest awards (equalled by Robert Harvey). Cubbins was an excellent mark and long kick.

He was captain / coach of Warrnambool in 1927 and lead them to the premiership of the Western District Football Association.{{cite web |title=1927 - Western District FA - Grand Final match review. "Warrnambool Win Western Pennant" |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222821573 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Weekly Times |access-date=29 November 2020 |pages=80 |date=17 September 1927}}{{cite web |title=1927 - Western District FA - Grand Final match review. "Warrnambool wins Premiership" |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64989241 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Camperdown Chronicle|location=Vic |access-date=29 November 2020 |pages=3 |date=13 September 1927}}{{cite web |title=1927 - Western District FA - Grand Final match review. "Warrnambool win Shield" |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244187317 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=The Herald |access-date=29 November 2020 |pages=3 |date=14 September 1927}}

He returned to St. Kilda in 1928.

In Round 14 of the 1920 reserves season, Cubbins kicked a reserve grade record 22 goals in St Kilda's 230 point win over West Melbourne 38.27 (255) to 3.7 (25), including 12.4 (76) of the Saints 12.6 (78) in the final quarter.