Dick Wardill
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Cameron Wardill | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne | ||
| Date of death | 28 August 1929 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Ripponlea, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Alberton[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1902 | Melbourne | 60 (37) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Cameron "Dick" Wardill (5 July 1872 – 28 August 1929) was an Australian rules footballer and coach who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A ruckman, Wardill became Melbourne's first ever premiership winning captain when he led his side to victory in the 1900 Grand Final against the Fitzroy Football Club.[2]
He died after jumping in front of a train in 1929.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dick Wardill". Demonwiki - The history of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 459. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
- ↑ "VICTORIAN NEWS". The Australasian. CXXVII, (4, 208). Victoria, Australia. 31 August 1929. p. 10.
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