TWO-TIME Brownlow medallist Greg Williams admits he's still disappointed by the way he ended his brilliant career at the highest level.

Williams, who was the finest centreman of his era, was suspended for nine games for pushing umpire Andrew Coates during Carlton's round one match against Essendon in 1997.

The Blues initially had the ban quashed in court, which enabled Williams to reach 250 games. But the AFL then appealed the decision and won, so the suspension was reinstated.

Williams served only six matches of the ban before he retired.

"I don't lose any sleep over it or anything like that," Williams says in AFL.com.au's new series Life After Footy.

"But at the time it was disappointing, because it … wasn't a vicious act. It was bugger all.

"But as you know you can't touch the umpire."

Life After Footy will appear on AFL.com.au every Thursday throughout the season.

This week we catch up with Williams in the Victorian coastal town of Barwon Heads, where the man known as 'Diesel' owns and runs a highly acclaimed golf course and resort.

While showing us around the impressive set-up, and even cracking a couple of balls off the tee, Williams fills us in on his very successful post-footy business career.

In addition, the man who played 250 games with Geelong, the Sydney Swans and Carlton between 1984 and 1997 takes us through the highlights and lowlights of his time in footy.

He talks candidly about his Brownlow Medal wins in 1986 and 1994, and he discusses how it felt to be pipped by Essendon's Gavin Wanganeen in 1993.

Williams also speaks about what made him such a good player.

"I obviously handballed a lot," Williams says. "I was very skilful.

"And the biggest thing … I got the ball and I got the ball more than anyone else."

And don't forget to tune into Life After Footy next week when we catch up with former Western Bulldogs full-forward Danny Del-Re at his booming food distribution business in the northern suburbs Melbourne.