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Dick Vernon Personal information Full name Richard Vernon Date of birth 28 December 1878 Original team Boulder City Position(s) Rover/Forward Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1909–11 Collingwood 51 (12) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1911 season .Career highlights Dick 'Bendigo' Vernon (born 28 December 1878) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Vernon joined Collingwood from Boulder City in the Goldfields Football Association, which he captained in 1906 and played as a rover. He participated in finals at Collingwood in each of his three seasons and was a half forward flanker in their 1910 premiership team. Vernon also played in the losing 1911 Grand Final side.
In 1912, the season after he retired, Vernon umpired four VFL matches during the year as a field umpire.
References
- Dick Vernon's statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy: Richard Vernon
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Collingwood Football Club 1910 VFL Premiers Collingwood 9.7 (61) defeated Carlton 6.11 (47), at the Melbourne Cricket GroundCoach: AngusCategories:- 1878 births
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Australian rules football umpires
- Boulder City Football Club players
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