Arch Dickens Explained

Arch Dickens
Fullname:Harold Arthur Dickens
Birth Date:19 June 1903
Birth Place:Preston, Victoria
Originalteam:Preston
Height:165 cm
Weight:65 kg
Statsend:1932
Years1:1923–1931
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:64 (24)
Years2:1932
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:13 (7)
Games Goalstotal:77 (31)

Harold Arthur "Arch" Dickens (19 June 1903 – 25 May 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] [2]

Dickens was recruited from Preston.[3] He played on a wing for Fitzroy in their 1923 VFL Grand Final loss to Essendon.[4] [5] He was one of the last players to use the place kick when kicking for goal.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Dickens. Demonwiki.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Arthur_Dickens.html AFL Tables: Arthur Dickens
  3. The Argus, "Final Practise Games", 30 April 1923, p. 5
  4. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History of the AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  6. News: 1932, Round 10. Football Record. 9 July 1932. 23. 27 July 2015.