Dennis Le Gassick

Dennis Le Gassick (born 12 March 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dennis Le Gassick
Personal information
Full name Dennis Le Gassick
Date of birth (1947-03-12) 12 March 1947
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1968–1969 Collingwood 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Le Gassick made six appearances for Collingwood in the 1968 VFL season and another two in 1969. [1] He remained at the club in 1970 but didn't record a senior game, after finishing his stint in league football Le Gassick ended up joining Preston[2] of the Victorian Football Association.

Le Gassick later had considerable success in local competitions, while captain of Reservoir-Lakeside in the Diamond Valley Football League he saluted with premierships in 1975 and 1977. Back-to-back premierships followed as playing coach of Sorrento in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League in 1979 and 1980.

Le Gassick now works in the Gold Coast real estate industry, having moved to Queensland in the 1980s. He had been influential in the local basketball scene and was a board member of the Gold Coast Rollers, who competed in the National Basketball League.[3]

References
  1. AFL Tables: Dennis Le Gassick
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. The Gold Coast Bulletin,"Feel the Blaze's heat", 25 January 2008, Cate Swannell
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