Lance Wilkinson (footballer)

Lance Wilkinson (14 March 1931 – 12 April 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lance Wilkinson
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-03-14)14 March 1931
Date of death 12 April 2011(2011-04-12) (aged 80)
Original team(s) State Savings Bank
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–1956 Hawthorn 116 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Wilkinson, originally from State Savings Bank in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, represented the Victorian Amateurs in 1948.[1][2] A rover and wingman, Wilkinson joined Hawthorn in 1949 and would make 116 appearances for the club.[2][3] In 1955 he represented Victoria in an interstate match against South Australia at Adelaide Oval.[4] He went to Brighton in 1957.[5]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Round 16 Footy Flashbacks". Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.
  3. "Lance Wilkinson". AFL Tables.
  4. "STATE TEAM SHOCK". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1955. p. 34. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. The Age, "Geoff Sharp Expected to Play With Prahran", 22 March 1957, p. 10
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