| Will Snelling | |
| Fullname: | William Alexander Snelling |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1997 |
| Originalteam: | (SANFL) Goodwood Saints |
| Draftpick: | No. 10, 2016 rookie draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 23, 2016 |
| Debutstadium: | Metricon Stadium |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Position: | Midfielder / forward |
| Guernsey: | 11 |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Games Goals1: | 1 (1) |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Games Goals2: | 64 (28) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 65 (29) |
| Statsend: | 2023 |
| Careerhighlights: |
2024 |
William Alexander Snelling (born 6 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He currently plays for in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Snelling was first drafted by Port Adelaide with their first selection and tenth overall in the 2016 rookie draft.[1] He played his only senior AFL game in Port's twenty-three point win against in round 23, 2016 at Metricon Stadium.[2] He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2018 AFL season.[3]
After being overlooked by all clubs at the 2018 AFL draft, Snelling played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League. He was subsequently selected by Essendon in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft, at pick 7. In round 18 he made his debut for Essendon at Adelaide Oval. He played in the Bombers' next two games against Gold Coast and his former club Port Adelaide before he suffered foot soreness and lost his position in the senior side.
Snelling established himself in Essendon’s best side in 2020, playing every game and finishing ninth in the club's best and fairest award. He signed a one-year contract extension for 2021 at the end of the 2020 season.[4] To the surprise of the young midfielder, Snelling was delisted at the end of the 2023 season amid the recruiting of Jade Gresham from .[5] Snelling has since returned to the SANFL, signing with for the 2024 season.
Updated to the end of 2023.[6] |-| 2016 || || 34| 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 1 || 6 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 9.0 || 15.0 || 1.0 || 6.0|-| 2017 || || 34| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|-| 2018 || || 34| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|-| 2019 || || 40| 4 || 5 || 0 || 20 || 46 || 66 || 11 || 13 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 11.5 || 16.5 || 2.8 || 3.3|-| 2020 || || 40| 17 || 5 || 2 || 71 || 151 || 222 || 29 || 79 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 4.2 || 8.9 || 13.1 || 1.7 || 4.6|- | 2021 || || 40| 20 || 12 || 7 || 155 || 199 || 354 || 74 || 99 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 7.8 || 10.0 || 17.7 || 3.7 || 5.0|-| 2022 || || 11| 8 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 66 || 107 || 24 || 28 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.1 || 8.3 || 13.4 || 3.0 || 3.5|-| 2023 || || 11| 15 || 6 || 3 || 89 || 82 || 171 || 44 || 47 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 5.9 || 5.5 || 11.4 || 2.9 || 3.1|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 65 !! 29 !! 12 !! 382 !! 553 !! 935 !! 183 !! 272 !! 0.4 !! 0.2 !! 5.9 !! 8.5 !! 14.4 !! 2.8 !! 4.2|}
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