Col Saddington

Col Saddington
Col Saddington
Personal information
Full name Colin Saddington
Date of birth 26 June 1937
Original team Richmond City Jrs
Height/Weight 180 cm / 89 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1956-1962 Richmond 102 (10)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1962 season .

Colin "Col" Saddington (born 26 June 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Saddington was a ruckman and occasional defender, recruited locally.[1] He polled the equal most votes by a Richmond player in the 1959 Brownlow Medal.[2]

From 1963 to 1965, Saddington played 26 games for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League.[3]

He spent the rest of the decade as playing coach of Western Border Football League club Coleraine, guiding them to a premiership in 1967.[4]

Saddington then returned to Richmond and was put in charge of their Under-19s side.[5] He was later coach of the Richmond reserves team.[6]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Col Saddington
  3. ^ "Colin Saddington (Richmond & Sturt)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sa-sm.htm#Colin%20Saddington%20%28Richmond%20&%20Sturt%29. 
  4. ^ The Age,"East strong side again", 22 April 1966, p. 11
  5. ^ The Age,"Tigers must hold election", 24 November 1971, p. 15
  6. ^ The Age,"Col wants seconds flag", 22 September 1975, p. 14

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