Russell Dickson
Collingwood
AFL career
20 games18 goals
- Debut
- R1 1985 v NTH29 Mar 1985
- Most recent
- R10 1987 v WCE1 June 1987
Stats
Bio
A product of Greensborough in the Diamond Valley, Russell Dickson was a dual-sided talent who initially resisted the VFL to play local senior football before finally joining Collingwood. After serving a two-year apprenticeship in the reserves and barely retaining his spot on the list, he made a spectacular debut in the opening round of 1985—the league's first-ever night match at the MCG—where he booted four goals and polled two Brownlow votes. An opportunistic small forward with a dashing playing style and sharp goal sense, Dickson was often compared to the mercurial Mike Richardson but struggled to break into a midfield rotation stacked with stars like Tony Shaw and Geoff Raines. Ultimately, his time at the elite level was cut short by a series of hamstring issues and a broken wrist, leading him to return to Greensborough where he became a suburban football legend, eventually serving as a dual best-and-fairest winner and premiership coach.
Profile
- Full name
- Russell K. Dickson
- Born
- 28 Jan 1964 (age 62y 258d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA product of Greensborough in the Diamond Valley, Russell Dickson was a dual-sided talent who initially resisted the VFL to play local senior football before finally joining Collingwood. After serving a two-year apprenticeship in the reserves and barely retaining his spot on the list, he made a spectacular debut in the opening round of 1985—the league's first-ever night match at the MCG—where he booted four goals and polled two Brownlow votes. An opportunistic small forward with a dashing playing style and sharp goal sense, Dickson was often compared to the mercurial Mike Richardson but struggled to break into a midfield rotation stacked with stars like Tony Shaw and Geoff Raines. Ultimately, his time at the elite level was cut short by a series of hamstring issues and a broken wrist, leading him to return to Greensborough where he became a suburban football legend, eventually serving as a dual best-and-fairest winner and premiership coach.