Col Saddington
Australian rules footballer
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Colin Keith Saddington (26 June 1937 – 18 April 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Col Saddington | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Colin Keith Saddington | ||
| Born | 26 June 1937 | ||
| Died | 18 April 2012 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Original team | Richmond City Jrs | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Positions | Ruckman, back pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956–1962 | Richmond | 102 (10) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Saddington was a ruckman and occasional defender, recruited locally.[2] He polled the equal most votes by a Richmond player in the 1959 Brownlow Medal.[3]
From 1963 to 1965, Saddington played 26 games for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League.[4]
He spent the rest of the decade as playing coach of Western Border Football League club Coleraine, guiding them to a premiership in 1967.[5]
Saddington then returned to Richmond and was put in charge of their Under-19s side.[6] He was later coach of the Richmond reserves team.[7] Saddington coached the reserves side to a premiership in 1973; that same year he was awarded a life membership. He retired from coaching after the 1975 season.[1]