Donald Dickie

Donald Dickie
Personal information
Full name	Donald Dickie
Date of birth	8 May 1972 (1972-05-08) (age 39)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Original team	Norwood Football Club
Draft	Zone selection, 1996 AFL Draft Port Adelaide
Height/Weight	190cm / 99kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1997-2000	Port Adelaide	55 (19)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2000 season .

Donald Dickie (born 8 May 1972 in New Zealand) is a former professional Australian rules footballer notable for his brief appearance in the Australian Football League for the Port Adelaide Football Club. Dickie was born in New Zealand of a Māori heritage, he is one of few Maori Australians in the history of the VFL/AFL. His family emigrated to South Australia where he played with the Norwood Football Club.

AFL career

Port Adelaide career (1997 - 2000)

Dickie was taken at Pick #19 in the pre-season AFL draft as a zone selection.

The wingman became a cult player at Port Adelaide^[1] known for his exciting dashing play and hard tackles. At the end of the 1998 AFL season he earned runner up in the John Cahill Medal.

After inconsistent form and complications with ankle injuries Dickie was delisted by the power at the end of 2000 having played a total of 55 games.

SANFL career

Coaching career

Dickie is now an assistant coach with the Sturt Football Club in the SANFL.

References

1. ^ http://www.coodabeens.com.au/dickie.html

Persondata
Name	Dickie, Donald
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	8 May 1972
Place of birth	New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death