Full Name: WILF DICKESON
Date of Birth: 18/08/1943
Height: 177 cm ( 5-9 1/2 )
Weight: 73 kg ( 11-7 )
Guernsey: 38
Debut: 24/04/1965, Round 2, Collingwood
Last Game: 23/07/1966, Round 13, Footscray
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1965-66
Total Games: 23
Total Goals: 0
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1965-66
Total Games: 14
Total Goals: 8
Honours: Premiership 1966
BIOGRAPHY
Wilf was a wingman, back-pocket and half-back. Recruited from Nhill, he won Richmond’s Best First Year Player award, in 1965 and was a member of the Reserves’ 1966 Premiership side. He later crossed to Prahran where he was a member of their 1970 Premiership side. He finished up a much-travelled footballer, coaching Ararat, Dimboola, Rupanyup and Trinity. He played approximately 466 games over 28 years with 10 different teams. Wilf played in five Premiership sides as well as winning three Best and Fairest awards. He is a schoolteacher and now lives in Ararat.
PRE RICHMOND
Redbank 1957-59 ; St Arnaud Seniors 1960-61, Games 5 ; St Arnaud Seconds 1960-61, Games 17, Goals 25 ; Ballarat Thirds 1962, Games 10 ( Honours - Best & Fairest 1962 ) ; Ballarat Seniors 1962-63, Games 22, Goals 12 ; Nhill 1964, Games 21, Goals 45 ( Honours - Premiership 1964, League Representative Team 1964 Games 3 Goals 2 ).
POST RICHMOND
Prahran 1967-71, Games 87, Goals 6 ( Honours - Premiership 1970) ; Dimboola Captain/Coach 1972-73, Games 29, Goals 27 ; Ararat Captain/Coach 1974-76, Games 61, Goals 33 ( Honours - Premiership 1975, Best & Fairest 1975 ) ; Rupanyup captain/Coach 1977, Games 17, Goals 15 ; Trinity1978-84, 1986-87, Games 113, Goals 127( Honours - Premiership 1979, Captain/Coach 1978-81, League Best & Fairest 1978, League Coach, Club President 1986-87 ) ; Trinity Seconds 1985, Games 9.
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