Len Dockett

Leonard Sydney Dockett (5 March 1920 – 1 January 2008) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, and he also played cricket for the VCA Colts cricket team in the 1938–39 and 1939–40 season, making 22 runs while there, and for Richmond in the 1938–39 and 1955–56 season, with a total of 121 runs. [1] In December 2007, he was awarded a life membership to the Melbourne Football Club.

Len Dockett
Personal information
Full name Leonard Sydney Dockett
Nickname(s) Len, Lenny
Date of birth 5 March 1920
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 1 January 2008(2008-01-01) (aged 87)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Mordialloc
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder, half forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–1951 Melbourne 102 (47)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1950 Victoria 4 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1950.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dockett was a sergeant in the 14/32 battalion Australian Imperial Force during World War II and served in Papua New Guinea.[2] He died on 1 January 2008, in Melbourne, Victoria.[2]

References
  1. Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889-90 to 2011-12
  2. "Len Dockett dies, 87". Melbourne Herald Sun. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.


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