Tory Dickson

Tory Dickson
Personal information
Full name	Tory Dickson
Date of birth	(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
Original team(s)	Bendigo Bombers (VFL)
Draft	No. 57, 2011 national draft
Height / weight	184cm / 83kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	29
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–	Western Bulldogs	79 (138)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2014 AFL premiership player: 2016

Tory Dickson (born 26 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays mainly as a medium-sized forward.

Before joining the Bulldogs, Dickson had been playing for various football clubs around Victoria. In 2009, he won the best and fairest award at Victorian Football League (VFL) club Frankston.^[1]

After being overlooked for the AFL Draft, Dickson played for Noble Park in the Eastern Football League

In 2011, Dickson signed with the Bendigo Bombers and kicked 48 goals in 19 games.

At the age of 24, Dickson was selected by the Western Bulldogs in the 2011 National Draft, with pick #57.^[2] Dickson made his debut in Round 1 of the 2012 AFL season against West Coast. He struggled to make an impact, and was dropped the following week.

After spending a month playing for his third VFL club, the Bulldogs' affiliate Williamstown,^[1] Dickson was recalled to the Bulldogs for their Round 7 match against North Melbourne.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season^[3]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	Totals								Averages (per game)
2012	Western Bulldogs	29	17	23	9	119	118	237	56	64	1.4	0.5	7.0	6.9	13.9	3.3	3.8
2013	Western Bulldogs	29	13	22	10	108	75	183	48	39	1.7	0.8	8.3	5.8	14.1	3.7	3.0
2014	Western Bulldogs	29	4	3	1	18	21	39	9	9	0.8	0.3	4.5	5.3	9.8	2.3	2.3
2015	Western Bulldogs	29	23	50	12	172	126	298	71	72	2.2	0.5	7.5	5.5	13.0	3.1	3.1
2016	Western Bulldogs	29	22	40	17	166	132	298	92	57	1.8	0.8	7.5	6.0	13.5	4.2	2.6
Career			79	138	49	583	472	1055	276	241	1.7	0.6	7.4	6.0	13.4	3.5	3.1

References

1 2 Collins, Ben (14 May 2012). "Dickson's new home". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
↑ Amy, Paul (November 25, 2011). "Tory Dickson's last crack at big time pays off with selection in AFL draft". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
↑ "Tory Dickson Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

External links

Tory Dickson's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
Tory Dickson's statistics from AFL Tables

Western Bulldogs – current squad

1 Suckling
2 Murphy
3 Wallis
4 Bontempelli
5 M. Boyd
6 Dahlhaus
7 Hunter
8 Crameri
9 Stringer
10 Wood
11 Macrae
12 Cordy
13 Cloke
14 Smith
15 Campbell
16 McLean
17 T. Boyd
18 Roberts
19 Webb
20 Dunkley
21 Liberatore
22 Honeychurch
23 Roughead
24 Biggs
25 Adams
26 Hamilton
27 Lipinski
28 Prudden*
29 Dickson
30 Greene
31 Dale
32 Collins
33 Young
34 Williams
35 Daniel
36 Lynch*
37 Smith*
38 Morris
39 Johannisen
40 Mullenger-McHugh*
42 Picken
43 Redpath
44 English
45 Tweedie*
46 Jong

Coach: Beveridge

* denotes rookie listed players

Western Bulldogs 2016 AFL premiers

Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89) defeated Sydney Swans 10.7 (67), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

4. Bontempelli 5. M. Boyd 6. Dahlhaus 7. Hunter 9. Stringer 10. Wood (c) 11. Macrae 12. Cordy 14. Smith 16. McLean 17. T. Boyd 18. Roberts 20. Dunkley 21. Liberatore 23. Roughead 24. Biggs 29. Dickson 30. Hamling 35. Daniel 38. Morris 39. Johannisen 42. Picken

Coach: Beveridge

2011 AFL national draft

First round	1. Jonathon Patton 2. Stephen Coniglio 3. Dom Tyson 4. Will Hoskin-Elliott 5. Matthew Buntine 6. Chad Wingard 7. Nick Haynes 8. Billy Longer 9. Adam Tomlinson 10. Liam Sumner 11. Toby Greene 12. Sam Docherty 13. Taylor Adams 14. Devon Smith 15. Brandon Ellis 16. Tom Sheridan 17. Clay Smith 18. Brad McKenzie 19. Elliott Kavanagh 20. Hayden Crozier 21. Tom Mitchell (F/S) 22. Josh Bootsma 23. Murray Newman 24. Henry Schade 25. Sebastian Ross 26. Todd Elton 27. Sam Kerridge (PP) 28. Fraser McInnes (PP) 29. Alex Forster (PP) 30. Elliot Yeo (Comp)

Second round	31. Jackson Merrett 32. Joel Hamling 33. Bradley Hill 34. Shane Kersten 35. Daniel Markworth 36. Rory Taggert 37. Jack Newnes 38. Jordan Kelly 39. Michael Talia 40. Tom Curran 41. Mitch Grigg 42. Jimmy Webster 43. Jordan Lockyer 44. Sam Rowe 45. Brendon Ah Chee 46. Nicholas Joyce 47. Patrick Wearden 48. Jordan Murdoch

Third round	49. Daniel Pearce 50. Jackson Paine 51. Nathan Blee 52. Josh Tynan 53. Alex Woodward 54. James Sellar 55. Matthew Arnot 56. Tom Downie 57. Tory Dickson 58. Lachie Neale 59. Nick O'Brien 60. Jay Lever 61. Alex Brown 62. Dylan Buckley (F/S) 63. Ashton Hams (RP) 64. Cam Ellis-Yolmen 65. Corey Gault 66. Lincoln McCarthy

Fourth round	67. Jarrod Witts 68. Beau Wilkes 69. Mitch Golby (RP) 70. Luke Dahlhaus (RP) 71. Cameron Sutcliffe 73. Matthew Panos (RP) 74. Luke Delaney (RP) 75. Stewart Crameri (RP) 76. Jason Blake 77. Luke Breust (RP) 78. Orren Stephenson

Fifth round	79. Setanta Ó hAilpín 80. Alik Magin (RP) 82. Matthew Wright (RP) 83. Nick Lower (RP) 84. Cameron Pedersen (RP) 85. Nathan Gordon (RP) 86. Jed Bews (F/S)

Sixth round	87. James McDonald 88. Alex Sexton 89. Aidan Riley (RP)

Seventh round	91. Jackson Allen

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