Richard Edward Vernon (28 December 1878 – 18 January 1954)
was an
Australian rules footballer who played for
Collingwood in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Vernon joined Collingwood from Boulder City in the
Goldfields Football Association, which he captained in 1906 and played as a rover. He participated in finals at Collingwood in each of his three seasons and was a half forward flanker in their 1910 premiership team. Vernon also played in the losing 1911 Grand Final side.
In 1912, the season after he retired, Vernon umpired four VFL matches during the year as a field umpire.
References
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
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Dick Vernon's umpiring statisticsfrom AFL Tables
1878 births
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Collingwood Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club premiership players
Australian Football League umpires
Boulder City Football Club players
1954 deaths
VFL/AFL premiership players
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