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cancer (Hodgkin's lymphoma) 1983 Ron James: 19 Footscray: AFL: waterskiing accident 1990 Doug Magor: 21 Footscray: VFL: car accident 1969 Michael Mascoulis: 20 Port Melbourne (former West Coast rookie) VFL (formerly AFL) car accident 2013 [14] John McCarthy: 22 Port Adelaide: AFL: accidental fall in Las Vegas 2012 Dinny McKay: 29 South ...
Established in 2012, the year of Stynes' passing, the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award is an A$20,000 awarded annually to "current AFL and AFLW players who demonstrate a commitment to the community and helping others" to be given to the charity or community program of the winner's choosing. [61]
Dickson and his 5-year-old son Byron died in a car accident whilst on holiday in South Africa on 11 April 2009. Reports at the time said he failed to give way when he performed a u-turn. His oldest son Gabriel, 8, died on 15 April 2009 in the Unitas Hospital due to injuries sustained in the crash.
Peter Crimmins (8 July 1948 – 28 September 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). "Crimmo" was known as a lightly built but courageous and skilful rover whose early passing from cancer is one of Australian football's saddest stories.
Mark Anthony Ricciuto (/ r ɪ ˈ tʃ uː t oʊ / ri-CHOO-toh; [2] born 8 June 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Ramco, South Australia, Ricciuto started as a junior with the local Waikerie Magpies Football Club.
He was the first foreign professional player in Dutch football. [4] A stand in Heracles' Polman Stadion is named after him. He later joined Cardiff City , making a goalscoring debut on the opening day of the 1959–60 season on 22 August 1959 during a 3–2 victory over Liverpool . [ 5 ]
In 2020, about 15 per cent of AFL players were born overseas or had one parent born overseas. This was up from 13 per cent in 2019, according to AFL data. [ 2 ] In 2015 season there were 121 multicultural players, more than half had one parent from Anglophone countries, mainly the United Kingdom , Ireland and New Zealand .
He also read the sport headlines during the news on Perth radio station Mix 94.5 from 5:30 to 9:00 am. In 2005 he was a reporter for the Seven News desk. Between 2001 and his death, he was a member of the selection panel for the All-Australian team and the AFL Rising Star. [4] He was married to Rani and had two children.