Col Saddington Explained

Col Saddington
Fullname:Colin Keith Saddington
Birth Date:26 June 1937
Death Date:[1]
Originalteam:Richmond City Jrs
Height:180 cm
Weight:89 kg
Position:Ruckman, back pocket
Statsend:1962
Years1:1956–1962
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:102 (10)

Colin Keith Saddington (26 June 1937 – 18 April 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/133611/default.aspx Richmond FC Website: Vale Colin Saddington
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Col_Saddington.html AFL Tables: Col Saddington
  4. Web site: Col Saddington - Player Bio. Australian Football. 14 August 2015.
  5. The Age, "East strong side again", 22 April 1966, p. 11
  6. The Age, "Tigers must hold election", 24 November 1971, p. 15
  7. The Age, "Col wants seconds flag", 22 September 1975, p. 14