Wayne Gordon | Demonwiki (original) (raw)

DOB: 11 July <1954>
Died: 29 September <1983>

MFC Debut: Round 8, 1979 against at Princes Park
Last Game: Round 13, 1981 against at

From: Preston/Collingwood

Number: 13 (1979-1981, 1982-1983 Reserves)

Games: 34 (101 total)
Goals: 5 (28 total)
Career Statistics

The fiery winger played in both of Collingwood's <1977> Grand Finals, but was swapped to Melbourne at the end of the next season with John Dellamarta and Phil Carman, in exchange for Ross Brewer and cash.

Once he arrived at Melbourne, Gordon was used in a variety of positions but battled Hodgkin's Disease and was restricted to three games in his first season. A regular in <1980> and the first half of <1981>, a ruptured spleen in the Round 13 match with Footscray kept him out for the rest of the season. Gordon didn't play another senior game, but appeared in the during <1982> and <1983>, before collapsing with a heart issue in the Round 19, 1983 curtain-raiser. Six weeks later he passed away from a heart attack after a game of tennis, aged just 29 years old.

Gordon's son Marc played Under 19s for Melbourne in <1990>.

Lists

Media
Age - 28/11/1978
Canberra Times - 10/01/1979
Age - 01/10/1983
Sydney Morning Herald - 01/10/1983
Age - 09/11/1983
Teamworks - Winter 1990

Links
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