Lin Richards

Lin Richards
Personal information
Full name	Lindsay Gordon Richards
Date of birth	27 March 1909
Place of birth	Boulder, Western Australia
Date of death	25 April 1992(1992-04-25) (aged 83)
Place of death	Frankston, Victoria
Original team(s)	Boulder City (Goldfields)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–1931	East Fremantle	59 (5)
1932–1933	Boulder City
1934–1936	South Melbourne	39 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lindsay Richards (27 March 1909 – 25 April 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is a member of the interchange bench in East Fremantle's official 'Team of the Century' which was announced in 1997.

Originally from Boulder in the Goldfields League, Richards first played with East Fremantle in 1927 and by 1929 had established himself in the side. A centre half back, he played in premiership teams in 1929, 1930 and 1931. He won a Sandover Medal in 1931 to become the first ever player from East Fremantle to claim the award.

Richards joined South Melbourne in 1934 as one of many interstate recruits to the club during that period and he went on to play in three losing grand finals.

Richards later served in the Australian Army during World War II.

External links

• Lin Richards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Lin Richards at AustralianFootball.com