Dennis Le Gassick
Dennis Le Gassick (born 12 March 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Dennis Le Gassick | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dennis Le Gassick | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1947 | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1968–1969 | Collingwood | 8 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Le Gassick made six appearances for Collingwood in the 1968 VFL season and another two in 1969. [1] He remained at the club in 1970 but didn't a senior game, so ended up joining Victorian Football Association club Preston.[2]
He had considerable success while captain of Reservoir-Lakeside in the Diamond Valley Football League, with premierships in 1975 and 1977.
Back-to-back premierships followed as playing coach of Sorrento in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League in 1979 and 1980.
Le Gassick now works in the Gold Coast real estate industry, having moved to Queensland in the 1980s. He had been influential in the local basketball scene and was a board member of the Gold Coast Rollers, who competed in the National Basketball League.[3]
References
- AFL Tables: Dennis Le Gassick
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- The Gold Coast Bulletin,"Feel the Blaze's heat", 25 January 2008, Cate Swannell