Len Dockett
| Len Dockett | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard Sydney Dockett | ||
| Nickname(s) | Len, Lenny | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2008 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) | Mordialloc | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, half forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1951 | Melbourne | 102 (47) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1950 | Victoria | 4 (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1950. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leonard Sydney Dockett (5 March 1920 – 1 January 2008) was an
Richmond
in the 1938–39 and 1955–56 season, with a total of 121 runs.
[1] In December 2007, he was awarded a life membership to the Melbourne Football Club.
Dockett was a sergeant in the 14/32 battalion Australian Imperial Force during World War II and served in Papua New Guinea.[2] He died on 1 January 2008, in Melbourne.[2]
References
- ^ Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889-90 to 2011-12
- ^ Melbourne Herald Sun. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Len Dockett.
- Len Dockett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Len Dockett at AustralianFootball.com
- History of the Richmond Cricket Club at Cricket Victoria
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