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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
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ AFL Tables: Col Saddington
- ^ "Colin Saddington (Richmond & Sturt)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sa-sm.htm#Colin%20Saddington%20%28Richmond%20&%20Sturt%29.
- ^ The Age,"East strong side again", 22 April 1966, p. 11
- ^ The Age,"Tigers must hold election", 24 November 1971, p. 15
- ^ The Age,"Col wants seconds flag", 22 September 1975, p. 14
Categories:- 1937 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Richmond Football Club players
- Sturt Football Club players
- Living people
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