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Gregory Russell Hollick (born 7 October 1951) is a former
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er who played with
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in the
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(VFL) and West Adelaide in the
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(SANFL) during the 1970s. Hollick was a ruck rover, half back and occasional forward who joined Richmond from
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club Irymple. He was a regular fixture in the team in
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
when he played 19 games, including Richmond's semi final win and preliminary final loss. The following season he appeared in two further finals but was unable to make the premiership decider due to his national service training. Although signed by
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in
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, Hollick instead ended up at West Adelaide in the SANFL. He won a
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while at Queensland club Mayne in 1981. Hollick's daughter Monique Hollick was drafted by
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at the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollick, Greg 1951 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players West Adelaide Football Club players Mayne Australian Football Club players Living people 20th-century Australian sportsmen