Dick Monteith (footballer)

Dick Monteith
Personal information
Full name Richard Hayes Monteith
Date of birth 20 July 1887
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 27 October 1959(1959-10-27) (aged 72)
Place of death Launceston, Tasmania
Original team(s) Northcote[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909 Northcote (VFA) 06 (0)
1910–1912 Essendon 20 (0)
1912 Brighton (VFA) 02 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Richard Hayes Monteith (20 July 1887 – 27 October 1959)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Monteith was a half back flanker in Essendon's 1911 premiership team.[3][4] Essendon were premiers again in 1912, but Monteith left the club after two games that year, to join Brighton.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 19 May 1910. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Dick Monteith - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. ^ "Essendon At The Double - Part One". Full Points Footy.
  5. ^ AFL Tables: Dick Monteith
  6. ^ The VFA Project: Dick Monteith