Billy Dedman Explained

Billy Dedman
Fullname:	William Hine James Dedman
Nickname:	Doddy
Birth Date:	10 September 1854
Birth Place:	Campbell Town, Van Diemen's Land
Death Place:	East Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	Carlton United
Years1:	1871, 1873–1876
Games Goals1:	42 (22)^[1]
Years2:	1877, 1880
Club2:	South Adelaide
Games Goals2:	20 (16)^[2]
Years3:	1878–1880
Games Goals3:	23 (19)
Games Goalstotal:	85 (57)^[3]
Careerhighlights:	4x Carlton premiership player (1871, 1873–1875) Victorian leading goal-kicker (1876) SAFA leading goal-kicker (1877) South Adelaide premiership player (1877) 3x Norwood premiership player (1878–1880) 2x Norwood leading goal-kicker (1878–1879) 2x South Adelaide leading goal-kicker (1877, 1880)

William Hine James Dedman (10 September 1854 – 24 July 1920) was an Australian rules footballer for in the pre-VFA era and for South Adelaide and Norwood in the SAFA.^[4]

In 1876, whilst playing for Carlton, he kicked 18 goals across all matches, the most in the colony of Victoria for the year.^[5]

Notes and References

1. These totals refer to matches played against senior opposition only.
2. These totals refer to matches played against senior opposition only.
3. These totals refer to matches played against senior opposition only.
4. Web site: REDLEGS MUSEUM PLAYERS. www.redlegsmuseum.com.au. 2019-04-21.
5. Web site: Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club Billy Dedman. Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club. en. 2019-04-21.