Lachlan Richards
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| Lachlan Richards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lachlan Adrian Russell Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1900 | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 1930 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Ocean Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands | ||
| Original team(s) | Cowangie[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928 | North Melbourne | 2 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lachlan Adrian Russell Richards (21 December 1900 – 9 April 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
In 1930 Richards was working for the British Phosphate Commission on Ocean Island when he died after being hit by a runaway truck whilst waiting to return to Australia.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "LEAGUE FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 22, 770. Victoria, Australia. 29 March 1928. p. 5.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 743. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Two Killed. Ocean Island Tragedy". The Sun. No. 6065. New South Wales, Australia. 19 April 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Lachlan Richards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lachlan Richards at AustralianFootball.com
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