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Key Facts

Full name
Richard McCabe

Known as
Dick McCabe

Born
15 June 1877

Died
21 June 1932 (aged 55)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 327d
Last game: 29y 337d

Senior clubs
Fitzroy; St. Kilda; South Melbourne

Recruited from
Fitzroy (1899); St. Kilda (1904)

Dick McCabe

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FitzroyV/AFL1897-189824140.5867%———0
St. KildaV/AFL1899-19037340.057%———0
South MelbourneV/AFL1904-19075100.0053%———0
V/AFL1897-1907148180.1232%———0
Total1897-1907148180.1232%———0

AFL: 79th player to appear, 1,347th most games played, 3,855th most goals kickedFitzroy: 12th player to appear, 415th most games played, 295th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 86th player to appear, 207th most games played, 629th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 138th player to appear, 330th most games played, 1,092nd most goals kicked

Dick McCabe (incorrectly listed as "McKay" in the picture) was a solid, gutsy and reliable defender who gave good service to three VFL clubs over 11 seasons. He began with Fitzroy, where he played 24 league games in 1897-8, and then crossed to St Kilda, where his five seasons for 73 games included the club captaincy in 1901. McKay rounded off his career with 51 games for South Melbourne between 1904 and 1907.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.