Dave Dick (Australian footballer)

David George Dick (8 January 1901 – 19 June 1982[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Dave Dick
Personal information
Full name David George Dick
Date of birth (1901-01-08)8 January 1901
Place of birth Brunswick East, Victoria
Date of death 19 June 1982(1982-06-19) (aged 81)
Place of death Broadmeadows, Victoria
Original team(s) Hampton Rovers
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 St Kilda 1 0(0)
1925 Essendon 3 0(7)
1926 Footscray 4 0(5)
Total 8 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dick, a full-forward, kicked 104 goals for Hampton in 1920.[3] The following year he joined St Kilda, where he would make a single appearance, in round 17 against Richmond.[4]

He then returned to Hampton and remained there until 1925, when he was cleared to Essendon. In just his second game for Essendon, against Carlton at Windy Hill, Dick kicked six goals.[4]

Dick was at a third club in 1926, Footscray, for which he played four games.[4]

Later in the decade he played with Sandringham.

He had a brother, Fred, that played for Melbourne. Their father, Alick, was an Essendon player in the 1890s who captained the club to four premierships.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Dave Dick - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ Daily Herald (Adelaide), "Some Goalkicker", 3 June 1921, p. 8
  4. ^ a b c AFL Tables: Dave Dick
  5. ^ "Dick, David G." Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
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