Australian Football

Arguably the finest VFL wingman of his era, Brian Dixon played 252 games for Melbourne between 1954 and 1968, including the winning Grand Finals of 1956, '57, '59, '60 and '64. Tremendous pace allied to great tenacity enabled him repeatedly to win possession of the ball before breaking into the clear and getting his kick away. Perhaps the only real weakness in his game was his disposal, which was sometimes slipshod; however, the sheer number of possessions he managed to accumulate helped to compensate for this.

At his peak during the early 1960s, Dixon won Melbourne's club champion award - undoubtedly the most competitive in football at the time - in 1960 before putting in three dominating performances at the following year's Brisbane carnival to secure both All Australian selection and the Tassie Medal.

Away from football he enjoyed a successful political career which saw him appointed Victorian Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation for a time.

Author - John Devaney