Full name Richard C. Wardill Name Dick Wardill 1897–1902 Melbourne | Years Club Original team(s) Alberton Died August 28, 1929 | |
Date of birth (1872-07-05)5 July 1872 Date of death 28 August 1929(1929-08-28) (aged 57) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Richard C. "Dick" Wardill (5 July 1872 – 28 August 1929) was an Australian rules footballer and coach who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A ruckman, Wardill became Melbourne's first ever premiership winning captain when he led his side to victory in the 1900 Grand Final against the Fitzroy Football Club.
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