Dick Maddocks
North Melbourne
AFL career
5 games3 goals
- Debut
- R2 1948 v GEE24 Apr 1948
- Most recent
- R7 1948 v FIT29 May 1948
Stats
Bio
Best known as a talented dual sportsman, Dick Maddocks made a brief cameo for North Melbourne as a diminutive rover during the 1948 season. Standing just 168cm, he managed to break into the senior lineup for five games while balancing his sporting commitments, eventually stepping away from VFL football to focus entirely on cricket. This move proved successful, as he forged a distinguished First Class career with Victoria, notably scoring a double-century against Tasmania, while his brother Len went on to keep wicket for Australia. A loyal servant of the North Melbourne Cricket Club in the district competition, his sporting life was tragically cut short when he died of a heart attack at the age of 40.
Profile
- Born
- 30 July 1928
- Died
- 10 Sept 1968 (aged 40y 42d)
- Birthplace
- Carnegie, VIC
- Deathplace
- Blackburn, VIC
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 64 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBest known as a talented dual sportsman, Dick Maddocks made a brief cameo for North Melbourne as a diminutive rover during the 1948 season. Standing just 168cm, he managed to break into the senior lineup for five games while balancing his sporting commitments, eventually stepping away from VFL football to focus entirely on cricket. This move proved successful, as he forged a distinguished First Class career with Victoria, notably scoring a double-century against Tasmania, while his brother Len went on to keep wicket for Australia. A loyal servant of the North Melbourne Cricket Club in the district competition, his sporting life was tragically cut short when he died of a heart attack at the age of 40.