Dick Wardill

Dick Wardill
Personal information
Full name	Richard C. Wardill
Date of birth	5 July 1872(1872-07-05)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1902	Melbourne	60 (37)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1980 season .
Career highlights
Melbourne premiership captain 1900 Melbourne captain 1900

Richard C. "Dick" Wardill (born 5 July 1872) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A ruckman, Wardill became Melbourne's first ever premiership winning captain when he led his side to victory in the 1900 Grand Final against Fitzroy.^[1]

References

1. ^ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 459. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.

External links

• Dick Wardill's statistics from AFL Tables

Sporting positions
Preceded by Eddie Sholl	Melbourne Football Club captain 1900	Succeeded by William C. McClelland

Persondata
Name	Wardill, Dick
Alternative names
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Date of birth	5 July 1872
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