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Charlie Ricketts 
Personal information Full name Charles Ricketts Date of birth 3 July 1885 Original team Richmond (VFA) Height/Weight 173cm / 68kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1906–1912
1913–1914
1921
TotalSouth Melbourne
Richmond
St Kilda82 (47)
16 (11)
5 (1)
103 (59)Coaching career3 Years Club Games (W–L–D) 1909
1912
1914–1916
1920–1921
TotalSouth Melbourne
South Melbourne
Richmond
St Kilda21 (16–5–0)
20 (14–6–0)
47 (18–29–0)
27 (5–21–1)
115 (53–61–1)1 Playing statistics to end of 1921 season .3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1921.Career highlights VFA
VFL
- South Melbourne premiership captain-coach 1909
- South Melbourne captain 1909, 1912
- St Kilda captain 1921
- Richmond Best & Fairest 1913
Charles "Charlie" Ricketts (born 3 July 1885) was a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.
Ricketts was a champion rover for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1903 to 1905. Winning the club's 1904 Best and Fairest award, he represented the VFA twice in 1905 and kicked two goals in the Richmond premiership side.
The next season he crossed to the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League. He was considered a highly-skilled player noted for his accuracy, particularly with his passes. By 1908 he had earned a reputation as one of the premier players in the VFL and the following season he led South Melbourne to their first League premiership as captain-coach. Despite this success he was replaced as captain-coach for 1910 by William Thomas, but he regained his position for 1912, leading South Melbourne to a (losing) VFL Grand Final. For 1913 he was again denied the opportunity to captain the side by the disapproving South committee (despite winning the vote).
Ricketts moved back to Richmond, who were now in the VFL, for the 1913 and 1914 seasons before taking the reins as a non-playing coach for 1915 and 1916. After a hiatus from the VFL due to World War I, Ricketts coached St Kilda for the 1920 season and was playing coach in 1921. Following this, he retired from VFL football.
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old , Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
Preceded by
Not AwardedRichmond Best and Fairest winner
1913Succeeded by
Sid ReevesSouth Melbourne Football Club 1909 VFL Premiers South Melbourne 4.14 (38) defeated Carlton 4.12 (36), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Ricketts Captains of the South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans 1897–1898: Fraser • 1899: Adamson • 1900: Windley • 1901: Trim • 1902: Windley • 1903: Fogarty • 1904–1905: McGee • 1906: Howson • 1907–1908: Dolphin • 1909: Ricketts • 1910–1911: Thomas • 1912: Ricketts • 1913: H. Kelly • 1914–1915; 1917:* Belcher • 1918–1919: Caldwell • 1920: Belcher • 1921: Willis • 1922: Tandy • 1923–1925: P. Scanlan • 1926–1927: Pannam • 1928: J. Scanlan • 1929: Stanbridge • 1930–1931: J. Scanlan • 1932: Leonard • 1933–1936: Bisset • 1937: Nash • 1938–1945: Matthews • 1946–1948: Graham • 1949: Lucas • 1950–1952: Lane • 1953–1954: Clegg • 1955: Gunn • 1956: Gillett • 1957–1960: Clegg • 1961–1971: Skilton • 1972: Rantall • 1973–1976: Bedford • 1977–1979: Quade • 1980–1983: Round • 1984: Round/Browning • 1985: Browning • 1986–1992: Carroll • 1993–2002: P. Kelly • 2003–2005: Maxfield • 2006–2007: Hall/Kirk/Barry • 2008: Hall/Barry/Bolton • 2009–2010: Bolton/Goodes/Kirk • 2011: Goodes/McVeigh*South Melbourne did not participate in the VFL in 1916 due to World War ICaptains of the St Kilda Football Club 1897–1899: Shaw • 1900: Sandford • 1901: McKay/J. Smith • 1902: Rogan • 1903: Jackson/J. Smith • 1904: J. Smith • 1905: Barwick • 1906: J. Smith • 1907–1908: Wells • 1909: Barwick • 1910: Gravenall • 1911: Dangerfield • 1912: Morrissey • 1913: Lever • 1914: Lever/McNamara • 1915: Dangerfield • 1918: Lever • 1919: Eicke • 1920: Cazaly • 1921: Ricketts/Williams • 1922: Cubbins • 1923: McNamara • 1924: Eicke • 1925: Cubbins/Carr • 1926: Cubbins • 1927: Heinz/Manson • 1928: Manson/Cubbins • 1929–1930: Cubbins • 1931: Matthews • 1932: King • 1933: Deane/Hindson • 1934: Watson • 1935: Hindson • 1936: Perkins • 1937: Mohr • 1938–1939: Clarke • 1940: Lloyd • 1941: Knight • 1942–1943: Garvin • 1944: Kelly/Vontom • 1945: Vontom • 1946–1947: Hird • 1949–1950: Green • 1948: Bray • 1949–1950: Green • 1951–1953: Drinan • 1954–1955: Foote • 1956–1957: Drinan • 1958: Gleeson • 1959–1962: Roberts • 1963–1968: Baldock • 1969: Stewart • 1970–1972: R. Smith • 1973: Trott • 1974–1975: Lawrence • 1976–1977: Ditterich • 1978: Colling • 1979: Breen • 1980: Sidebottom • 1981: Jesaulenko/Duperouzel • 1982: Duperouzel • 1983–1986: Barker • 1987–1995: Frawley • 1996–1998: Burke/Loewe • 1999–2000: Burke • 2001–2002: Harvey • 2003: Hamill • 2004: Hayes • 2005: Riewoldt • 2006: Ball • 2007: Ball/Hayes/Riewoldt • 2008–: RiewoldtCoaches of the South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans 1909: Ricketts • 1910–1911: Thomas • 1912: Ricketts • 1913: Kelly • 1914–1917: Belcher • 1918–1919: Elms/Howson • 1920: Hiskins • 1921: Wood • 1922: Cazaly • 1923–1928: Pannam • 1929: Caldwell • 1929: Fleiter • 1930–1931: Scanlan • 1932: Leonard • 1933–1936: Bisset • 1935: Diggins • 1937–1938: Cazaly • 1939: Matthews • 1940: Baggott • 1941–1944: Kelly • 1945–1948: Adams • 1948–1949: Hale • 1950–1952: Lane • 1953: Nash • 1954–1957: Matthews • 1958–1959: Clegg • 1960–1961: Faul • 1962–1964: McMahen • 1965–1966: Skilton • 1965: Lahiff • 1967–1968: Miller • 1969–1972: Smith • 1973–1975: John • 1976–1977: Stewart • 1978: Tuddenham • 1979–1981: Stewart • 1982–1984: Quade • 1984: Franklin • 1984: Hammond • 1985: Northey • 1986–1988: Hafey • 1989–1991: Kinnear • 1992–1993: Buckenara • 1993: Scott • 1993–1995: Barassi • 1996–2002: Eade • 2002–2010: Roos • 2011–: LongmireItalics denote caretaker coachCoaches of the Richmond Football Club 1908–1909: Condon • 1910: Hall • 1911: Incigneri • 1912: C. Pannam • 1913: Jenkins • 1914–1916: Ricketts • 1917: Maybury • 1918: Nolan • 1919: Clark • 1920–1925: Minogue • 1926: Morris • 1927–1932: Hughes • 1933: Schmidt • 1934–1940: Bentley • 1937; 1941: Titus • 1941–1952: Dyer • 1953–1955: A. Pannam • 1956: Oppy • 1957–1960: McDonald • 1961–1963: Rowe • 1964: Harris • 1964–1965: Smith • 1965: Titus • 1966–1976: Hafey • 1971: Howell • 1976–1978: Richardson • 1979–1982: Jewell • 1982–1983: Bourke • 1984: Patterson • 1985: Sproule • 1985–1987: Jewell • 1988–1991: Bartlett • 1992: Jeans • 1993–1995: Northey • 1996–1997: Walls • 1997–1999: Gieschen • 2000–2004: Frawley • 2005–2009: Wallace • 2009: Rawlings • 2010–: HardwickItalics denote caretaker coachCoaches of the St Kilda Football Club 1906: Hall • 1908: Grace • 1909: J. Smith • 1911: Drohan • 1913: Sparrow • 1914: McNamara • 1915; 1918:* J. Smith • 1919: Eicke • 1920: Sparrow • 1920–1921: Ricketts • 1922–1923: McNamara • 1924: Eicke • 1925–1926: Clark • 1927: Heinz • 1928–1929: Sparrow • 1930: Cubbins • 1931–1932: Hardy • 1932: King • 1933: Deane • 1934: C. Watson • 1935–1937: Minogue • 1938–1940: Clarke • 1938: Patterson • 1941: Knight • 1942–1943: Garvin • 1944–1945: Thomas • 1946–1947: Hird • 1948–1950: Froude • 1951: Green • 1952–1953: Williamson • 1954–1955: Foote • 1956–1958: Killigrew • 1959–1960: Francis • 1961–1976: Jeans • 1972; 1974: Guy • 1977: R. Smith • 1978–1980: Patterson • 1980–1982: Jesaulenko • 1983–1984: Jewell • 1984–1986: Gellie • 1987–1989: Baldock • 1987: Davis • 1990–1993: Sheldon • 1994–1998: Alves • 1999–2000: T. Watson • 2001: Blight • 2001–2006: Thomas • 2007–2011: Lyon • 2012–: Watters*St Kilda did not participate in the VFL from 1916–1917 due to World War I
Italics denote caretaker coachJack Dyer Medal • Richmond Football Club Best and Fairest Winners 1911: Mahoney • 1913: Ricketts • 1914: Reeves • 1916: Bettles • 1917: Thorp • 1918: Herbert • 1919: Herbert • 1920: Minogue • 1921: James • 1922: M. Morris • 1923: James • 1924: Thorp • 1925: O'Halloran • 1926: Geddes • 1927: McCormack • 1928: McCormack • 1929: Titus • 1932: Dyer • 1933: Hunter • 1934: Martin • 1935: Martin • 1936: Bolger • 1937: Dyer • 1938: Dyer • 1939: Dyer • 1940: Dyer • 1941: Dyer • 1942: Merrett • 1943: Durham • 1944: Merrett • 1945: W. Morris • 1946: Dyer • 1947: Wilson • 1948: W. Morris • 1949: Spring • 1950: W. Morris • 1951: D. Rowe/Wright • 1952: Wright • 1953: H. Rowe • 1954: Wright • 1955: D. Rowe • 1956: Sharp • 1957: Wright • 1958: Cuzens • 1959: Cuzens • 1960: Branton • 1961: Branton • 1962: Branton • 1963: Crowe • 1964: Crowe • 1965: Barrot • 1966: Crowe • 1967: Bartlett • 1968: Bartlett • 1969: Hart • 1970: Bourke • 1971: Stewart • 1972: Hart • 1973: Bartlett • 1974: Bartlett • 1975: K. Morris • 1976: Sheedy • 1977: Bartlett • 1978: Raines • 1979: Rowlings • 1980: Raines • 1981: Raines • 1982: Rioli • 1983: Rioli • 1984: Lee • 1985: Poole • 1986: Weightman • 1987: Weightman • 1988: Pickering • 1989: Free • 1990: Knights • 1991: Lambert • 1992: Knights • 1993: Free • 1994: Bond • 1995: Campbell • 1996: Broderick • 1997: Campbell • 1998: Daffy • 1999: Campbell • 2000: Kellaway • 2001: Gaspar • 2002: Campbell • 2003: Coughlan • 2004: Bowden • 2005: Bowden • 2006: Johnson • 2007: Richardson • 2008: Deledio • 2009: Deledio • 2010: Riewoldt • 2011: CotchinCategories:- St Kilda Football Club coaches
- 1885 births
- Sydney Swans players
- Sydney Swans coaches
- Richmond Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club coaches
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club (VFA) players
- Jack Dyer Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Australian rules biography, pre-1940 birth stubs
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