John Waddington | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Waddington | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1938 | ||
Date of death | 6 July 2019[1] | (aged 81)||
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) | |
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]
John Waddington | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Waddington | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1938 | ||
Date of death | 6 July 2019[1] | (aged 81)||
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) | |
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]