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| Gary Merrington | ||||
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19 |
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Footscray Western Bulldogs Red white and Blue |
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Height: |
184 | |||
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Weight: |
85 | |||
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Birthday: |
1947 | |||
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Period on list: |
1966 to 1975 | |||
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Senior Games: |
174 | |||
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Goals: |
46 | |||
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Recruited From: |
Braybrook | |||
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Nominated for Team of the Century. |
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| Versatile and talented tall used in a number of positions. played a whole season on the wing. Used extensively as a half back flanker and finally as centre half back. Usually wore long sleeves. | ||||
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Footscray |
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| Western Bulldogs | I remember that he was the hero of one game at centre half back against Collingwood when it was pouring with rain. Water on the ground must of covered the player's ankles. They just could not pass him, he stopped everything that day, he was just always in the road. It was a good and unexpected win. |
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| He became a great club man and when retired became the Football manager at the club. His son was not drafted under the father and son rule and he went to play many games for Carlton. | ||||
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| Two of his most notable recruits were Bulldog greats Chris Grant and Leon Cameron. | ||||
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| Gary Merrington, a son of the Scray | ||||