Dick Casey
Dick Casey | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Richard James Casey | ||
Date of birth | c.1881 | ||
Date of death | 16 April 1919 | (aged 37–38)||
Place of death |
South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Brunswick | ||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1899–1904 | Brunswick (VFA) | 67 (12) | |
1905–1912 | South Melbourne | 112 (93) | |
1913 | City (NTFA) | ||
1914 | Footscray (VFA) | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Richard James Casey (c. 1881 – 16 April 1919[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Casey, who was noted for his small build and overly aggressive playing style, was recruited from Brunswick.[3] A forward, he was South Melbourne's second leading goal-kicker in 1907, when he kicked a career high 23 goals.[4] He appeared in two grand finals for South Melbourne; their 1907 and 1912 losses, but missed out on a spot in the 1909 premiership team through injury.
At the end of the round five match of the 1907 VFL season, Casey struck a 16-year-old spectator and rendered him unconscious for 15 minutes. He was later found guilty of assault and fined £3[5] In round four of the 1910 VFL season, Casey was reported for striking George Topping, in retaliation for the Carlton player's king hit on Casey's teammate Bert Streckfuss. He received a 16-week suspension, meaning that he missed the rest of the year and the start of the 1911 season.
He coached Launceston club
Casey died young, in 1919, a victim of the
References
- ^ Hutchinson, Col (2016). "Genuine Senior Footballers". AFL Record (Round 22): 68.
- ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Playing statistics: Dick Casey". The VFA Project.
- ^ AFL Tables: Dick Casey
- ^ "Football Rowdyism". The Argus. 13 June 1907. p. 3.
- ^ The Mercury,"Tribute To Cazaly", 30 August 1929, p. 13
- ^ "Dick Casey - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Deaths". The Age. 17 April 1919. p. 1.