Pat Dalton | |
Fullname: | Patrick James Dalton |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1942 |
Originalteam: | South Perth |
Statsend: | 1971 |
Years1: | 1960–1971 |
Club1: | Perth |
Games Goals1: | 217 (137) |
Patrick James Dalton (12 June 1942 – 8 January 2020[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played 217 games for Perth in the WANFL from 1960-71. He was named on the interchange bench in Perth's official "Team of the Century". A regular for Perth during the 1960s, Dalton was almost always used as a centreman. He was a member of three consecutive premiership teams at Perth, in 1966, 1967 and 1968.[1]
Dalton won the 1970 Sandover Medal, in his second-last league season, and also won two Perth best and fairest awards during his career. He represented the Western Australian state team on one occasion, against Victoria in 1969.[2]