Les Stillman

Who is Les Stillman?

Walter Leslie "Les" Stillman is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria and South Australia. He also played Australian rules football for Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League.

During his time as a footballer Stillman played as a half forward. After making his league debut in 1968, Stillman was a semi regular in the Essendon team in 1969 and 1970. His best performance in a game came against Carlton in the opening round of the 1970 VFL season when he kicked six goals. Stillman crossed to Footscray in 1971 and played three senior games there. He then captained Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association until 1975, twice placing in the J. J. Liston Trophy count, and winning the club best and fairest in 1972 and 1973. He resigned the captaincy during 1975 after a disagreement with club hierarchy over the ongoing tenure of coach Ted Whitten, and was cleared to Coburg, where he played the rest of his VFA career.

His cricket career had begun with a solitary first-class match in 1970/71 but it was not until after leaving the VFL that he established a place in the Victorian Sheffield Shield team.