Dick Vernon

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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 correct 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.

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1910 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 9.7 (61) defeated Carlton 6.11 (47), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: Angus Baxter Daykin Gibb Gilchrist Hughes Lee McHale McIvor Norris Oliver Rowell Ryan Sadler Scaddan Shorten Vernon Wilson

Coach: Angus

Persondata
Name	Vernon, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer and umpire
Date of birth	28 December 1878
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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