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Australian rules footballer
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Male
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Birth:
5 July 1872
Death:
28 August 1929
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Biography
Richard C. "Dick" Wardill (5 July 1872 – 28 August 1929) was an Australian rules footballer and coach who played with Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (known then as Victorian Football League)
A ruckman, Wardill became Melbourne's first ever premiership winning captain when he led his side to victory in the 1900 Grand Final against the Fitzroy Football Club.