John Waddington (footballer)

John Waddington (24 May 1938 – 6 July 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

John Waddington
Personal information
Full name John Waddington
Date of birth (1938-05-24)24 May 1938
Date of death 6 July 2019(2019-07-06) (aged 81)[1]
Original team(s) Beaufort, South Bendigo
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1966 North Melbourne 132 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Waddington, a half forward, originally from Beaufort, tried out with Melbourne in 1957,[2] then topped the Bendigo Football League goal-kicking in 1957, with 72 goals for South Bendigo.

The following year he arrived at North Melbourne and played all possible 20 games in his debut season.[3] This included their four-point semi final win over Fitzroy, in which he contributed three goals.[3]

He remained a regular fixture in the team for the next eight years, mostly as a defender. It was as a centre half-back that he was selected for the Victorian interstate side in 1964.[4]

At the end of the 1966 season he left North Melbourne to become senior captain-coach of Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[5] He won the 1968 O&MFL Morris Medal.[6]

He later played with Morningside in Queensland.[7]

References
  1. "RIP John Waddington".
  2. "1957 - Preem seeks W.A. permit". The Age. 29 March 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. AFL Tables: John Waddington
  4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. The Age,"Waddington for Benalla", 31 October 1966, p. 16
  6. "O&MFNL - Morris Medal". Ovens & Murray FNL. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. "Morningside". Full Points Footy.


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