Leonard Sydney Dockett (5 March 1920 – 1 January 2008) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, and he also played cricket for the VCA Colts cricket team in the 1938–39 and 1939–40 season, making 22 runs while there, and for Richmond in the 1938–39 and 1955–56 season, with a total of 121 runs. [1] In December 2007, he was awarded a life membership to the Melbourne Football Club.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard Sydney Dockett | ||
| Nickname(s) | Len, Lenny | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2008 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) | Mordialloc | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, half forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1951 | Melbourne | 102 (47) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1950 | Victoria | 4 (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1950. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dockett was a sergeant in the 14/32 battalion Australian Imperial Force during World War II and served in Papua New Guinea.[2] He died on 1 January 2008, in Melbourne.[2]
References
edit- ^ Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889-90 to 2011-12
- ^ a b "Len Dockett dies, 87". Melbourne Herald Sun. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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