Charlie Ricketts
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | July 3, 1885, |
| Recruited from | Richmond (VFA) |
| Height/Weight | 174cm / 70kg |
| Death | ?, |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round ?, 1906, South Melbourne vs. ?, at |
| Team(s) | South Melbourne (1906-1912)
82 games, 47 goals Richmond (1913-1914) 16 games, 11 goals St Kilda (1921) 5 games, 1 goal |
| Coaching Career¹ | |
| Team(s) | South Melbourne (1909-1912)
41 games - 30 wins, 11 losses Richmond (1914-1916) 47 games - 18 wins, 29 losses St Kilda (1920-1921) 27 games - 5 wins, 21 losses, 1 draw |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
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Charles "Charlie" Ricketts (born July 3, 1885, died ??) was a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.
Ricketts was a rover who debuted with the South Melbourne Football Club in 1906 after crossing from Richmond in the VFA. 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 a premiership as captain-coach. Despite leading the side to a premiership 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 Souths committee (despite winning the vote).
Ricketts moved to the Richmond Football Club from 1913-1914 before taking the reigns 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 1920 and was playing coach in 1921. Following this, he retired from VFL football.
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