Leslie Glyndwr Pridham (30 December 1937 – 19 February 2021) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington United Kin ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). Pridham, a rover, made his way into the Essendon team from East Sandringham. He started out in the thirds and won a

Gardiner Medal The Gardiner Medal was an Australian rules football award, formerly awarded to the best and fairest player in the VFL Reserves competition. Officially named the Seconds prior to 1959 and the Reserves from 1959 onwards, the competition ran from 1 ...

in 1957 for his performances in the league seconds. That year he made his first and only senior appearance, playing in Essendon's 27-point loss to

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. After leaving Essendon he played for Rochester.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pridham, Les 1937 births 2021 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players Rochester Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen