Harold Dickinson
Essendon
AFL career
2 games2 goals
- Debut
- R9 1933 v RCH24 June 1933
- Most recent
- R10 1933 v NTH1 July 1933
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Bio
Harold Dickinson was a country recruit from Cobram who produced one of the most statistically curious cameos in league history during the 1933 season. Arriving at Essendon via the Carlton Reserves, he was selected as a forward for a mid-year debut against Richmond, where he made his solitary disposal count by booting a goal. In a remarkable instance of déjà vu, he replicated this exact feat the following week against North Melbourne—recording one kick for one goal—before losing his spot in the senior side. Although his VFL career was confined to just two matches, Dickinson remains a unique footnote in the record books as a player who finished his time at the elite level with a perfect conversion rate of two goals from exactly two career disposals.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Aug 1908
- Died
- 29 Apr 1988 (aged 79y 265d)
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Bio
1 revisionHarold Dickinson was a country recruit from Cobram who produced one of the most statistically curious cameos in league history during the 1933 season. Arriving at Essendon via the Carlton Reserves, he was selected as a forward for a mid-year debut against Richmond, where he made his solitary disposal count by booting a goal. In a remarkable instance of déjà vu, he replicated this exact feat the following week against North Melbourne—recording one kick for one goal—before losing his spot in the senior side. Although his VFL career was confined to just two matches, Dickinson remains a unique footnote in the record books as a player who finished his time at the elite level with a perfect conversion rate of two goals from exactly two career disposals.