Donald Dickie (born 8 May 1972 in
New Zealand) is a former professional
Australian rules footballer notable for his brief appearance in the
Australian Football League
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for the
Port Adelaide Football Club
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. Dickie was born in
New Zealand of a
Māori heritage, he is one of few
Maori Australians in the history of the VFL/AFL. His family emigrated to
South Australia where he played with the
Norwood Football Club.
AFL career
Port Adelaide career (1997 - 2000)
Dickie was taken at Pick #19 in the pre-season AFL draft as a zone selection.
The wingman became a cult player at Port Adelaide
known for his exciting dashing play and hard tackles. At the end of the
1998 AFL season
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he earned runner up in the
John Cahill Medal.
After inconsistent form and complications with ankle injuries Dickie was delisted by the power at the end of 2000 having played a total of 55 games.
SANFL career
Coaching career
Dickie was an assistant coach with the
Sturt Football Club
The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League.
Founded in 1901 by the Stur ...
in the
SANFL.
References
1972 births
Living people
VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Norwood Football Club players
New Zealand players of Australian rules football
New Zealand emigrants to Australia
Sturt Football Club players
Australian people of Māori descent
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