title: Bill Noonan (Australian footballer)
text: # Bill Noonan (Australian footballer)
  
  William De Vere Noonan (28 February 1917 – 17 September 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  
  ## Football
  
  He later played for Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
  
  ## Military service
  
  Noonan's career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II, where he served in New Guinea and was a leading member of the Wau Wombats football team in the services football competition.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died at his home in McKinnon, Victoria on 17 September 1980.
  
  