Denis Dalton
| Denis Dalton | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Denis Dalton | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1942 | ||
| Original team(s) | Old Paradians | ||
| Height / weight | 170 cm / 70 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Denis Dalton (born 10 October 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
An Old Paradian, Dalton was used mostly as a rover in his two seasons at Collingwood. He appeared in the 1964 VFL Grand Final and kicked a goal from the forward pocket, in a four-point loss. Dalton later played for Preston in the Victorian Football Association, and finished equal-third for the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1967.[1]
He was also a very good bowls player and won a bronze medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane for the Men's Pairs, with Peter Rheuben. It was the same Commonwealth Games where another former VFL player, Bob Edmond, won a silver medal for weightlifting.
References
- ^ "Sullivan wins Liston Trophy". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 31 August 1966. p. 64.
- Denis Dalton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Northern Blues players
- Old Paradians Amateur Football Club players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Australian bowls players
- Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)