John Waddington (footballer)
| John Waddington | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Waddington | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1938 | ||
| Date of death | 6 July 2019 (aged 81)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Beaufort, South Bendigo | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958–1966 | North Melbourne | 132 (30) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Waddington (24 May 1938 – 6 July 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Waddington, a half forward, originally from Beaufort, tried out with Melbourne in 1957,[2] then topped the Bendigo Football League goal-kicking in 1957, with 72 goals for South Bendigo.
The following year he arrived at North Melbourne and played all possible 20 games in his debut season.[3] This included their four-point semi final win over Fitzroy, in which he contributed three goals.[3]
He remained a regular fixture in the team for the next eight years, mostly as a defender. It was as a centre half-back that he was selected for the Victorian interstate side in 1964.[4]
At the end of the 1966 season he left North Melbourne to become senior captain-coach of Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[5] He won the 1968 O&MFL Morris Medal.[6]
He later played with Morningside in Queensland.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "RIP John Waddington".
- ^ "1957 - Preem seeks W.A. permit". The Age. 29 March 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: John Waddington
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ The Age,"Waddington for Benalla", 31 October 1966, p. 16
- ^ "O&MFNL - Morris Medal". Ovens & Murray FNL. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Morningside". Full Points Footy.
Links[edit]
- John Waddington Profile at Demonwiki