Willie Dick (footballer)
| Willie Dick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Goomalling | ||
| Debut |
Essendon vs. St Kilda, at Waverley | ||
| Height / weight | 179 cm / 82 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1985–91, 1993, 1999–2000 1992 |
Perth (WAFL) Essendon |
154 (136) 7 (6) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992. | |||
Willie Dick is an Australian rules footballer who played for Perth in the West Australian Football League and Essendon in the Australian Football League.
Originally from Goomalling in the Wheatbelt region, Dick played in 156 games for Perth between 1985 and 2000. In 2012 he was named as one of the Top 25 WAFL players from the past 25 years.[1]
He was drafted by Essendon in the second round of the 1991 AFL Draft. He made his debut against St Kilda in round 1 of 1992 season. He played seven games for the senior team and was a member of Essendons reserves premiership team.[2] He left the club at the end of the season for family reasons.[3]
His nephew Brad Dick played for Collingwood[4] between 2007 and 2011 and is currently on the West Coast rookie list.
References
- ↑ Top 25 Announced
- ↑ Reid, Russell (17 June 2000), "Finally, Dick Has Retired", The West Australian
- ↑ Stevens, Michael (14 December 2006), "Bomber does Dad proud", Herald Sun
- ↑ Flanagan, Martin (2 May 2007). "Magpie earns his wings". Archived from the original on 26 June 2009.
External links
- Willie Dick's statistics from AFL Tables