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Cyril Litterick

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Cyril Litterick
Personal information
Full name Cyril Oliver Litterick
Date of birth 24 December 1936[1]
Place of birth Western Australia
Date of death 25 January 1986(1986-01-25) (aged 49)
Original team(s) East Perth (WANFL)
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1966 Swan Districts 179[2]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Career highlights
  • Premiership Player (WANFL) 1961,1962 and 1963.[3]
  • WA State Team 1966

Cyril Oliver Litterick was an Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club. He was regarded as a formidable ruckman and able to kick goals while resting in the forward pocket. Litterick was recruited by Swan Districts in 1958 (the same year that Fred Castledine joined) from East Perth Football Club. Besides being a highly regarded football player, Litterick was also a police officer in the West Australian Police Force.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Family Notices". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15, 761. Western Australia. 31 December 1936. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Swan Districts Football Club – All Players". 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  3. ^ "WAFL – Finals Results 1951–2000". 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Full Points Footy – 1966 Carnival WA Players". 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2008.