Dave Dick

David George Dick (8 January 1901 – 19 June 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family The second son and fifth of the nine children of Alexander Elphinstone "Alick" Dick (1866–1948), a VFA Essendon player (1888–1894), who captained the club to four premierships, and Ada Neil Dick (1865–1943), née Hardham, David George Dick was born in East Brunswick on 8 January 1901.

His older brother, Frederick John Dick, played for Melbourne. His uncle, William John "Billy" Dick played for Brighton and Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and and in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football Dick, a full-forward, kicked 104 goals for Hampton Rovers in 1920. The following year he joined St Kilda, where he would make a single appearance, in round 17 against Richmond.

He then returned to Hampton Rovers and remained there until 1925, when he was cleared to Essendon. In just his second game for Essendon, against Carlton at Windy Hill, Dick kicked six goals.