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Will Thursfield
	Will Thursfield
Personal information
Full name	William Thursfield
Date of birth	19 April 1986 (age 23)
Place of birth	England
Recruited from	Ormond/Sandringham
Draft	1st overall, 2004 Rookie Draft; Richmond
Height/Weight	191cm / 83kg
Position(s)	Full Back
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	2
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics to end of 2008 season . ;

Will Thursfield (born 19 April 1986 in England^[1]) is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club. Known as a courageous backman who has stood some of the more notable forwards of the current game. He is an elevated rookie.

Thursfield was born in England, moving to Australia at age 5.^[1]

Will attended Brighton Grammar and in years 7-10 and played in the 1st XVII. In 2003 he played in the combined APS team against AGS (Associated Grammar Schools).

2004 saw Will play for the Sandringham Dragons Under 18s TAC Cup team as Vice Captain.

Thursfield made his debut in round 14, 2005 against eventual premiers Sydney. His first assignment was handling key-forward Michael O'Loughlin. He impressed straight away by keeping the Swans forward to 1 goal.

Ever since, Thursfield has played on the bigger and better forwards week in and week out and is now one of the better defenders in the game. Along with the improving Kelvin Moore and the fierce Luck McGuane, Thursfield could be the gel of a very strong backline in the future.