Graeme "Dreams" Wilkinson (born 31 March 1938) is a former

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er who played for

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and

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in the

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(VFL). As a forward or ruckman, Wilkinson spent two seasons at Richmond after failing to make his mark with Melbourne. His 21 goals in the

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was enough to top Richmond's goal-kicking. The next phase of his career took place in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) where he played with City-South. He made a total of 204 NTFA appearances for City-South and was their '

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' winner in 1968. As captain-coach during the 1960s, Wilkinson steered his club to premierships in 1962 and 1966 as well as a win over Hobart in the 1966 Tasmanian State Grand Final at York Park. Wilkinson represented Tasmania at the

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, amongst his six interstate games. After retiring, Wilkinson was a commentator on ABC radio for the NTFA and Statewide League. He has also served the NTFL as an administrator. Inducted into the

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in 2007, Wilkinson has also been honoured as the captain of the official City-South 'Team of the Century'.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1938 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Richmond Football Club players City-South Football Club players City-South Football Club coaches Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub