Leon Rice

For the college basketball coach, see Leon Rice (basketball).

Leon Rice
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-08-23) 23 August 1951
Original team(s)	Drouin
Height/Weight	184cm / 75 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970-1979	Hawthorn	133 (26)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979 season.

Leon Rice (born 23 August 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1970s.

Football Career

When Rice was 14 he won the Warragul District Junior FL best and fairest in 1965. Rice was recruited to Hawthorn from Drouin when the VFL had zoning areas in 1970. A wingman, Rice was a premiership player with Hawthorn in 1971 and was a reserve in their 1976 flag win.

He left Hawthorn and accepted the Captain-coach position at the Camberwell Football Club. The club won 1981 VFA second division premiership.

After he retired as a player Rice joined the Hawthorn Football Club board.

External links

Leon Rice's statistics from AFL Tables

Hawthorn Football Club 1971 VFL premiers

Hawthorn 12.10 (82) defeated St Kilda 11.9 (75), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2. Keddie 4. Beck 5. Crimmins 8. Heath 9. Porter 10. Wilson 12. Day 13. Rice 14. Martello 15. Moore 16. Bussell 18. Hawken 20. Bremner 23. Scott 26. Hudson 27. Parkin (c) 30. Meagher 32. Matthews 33. Angus 34. Stevenson

Coach: Kennedy

Hawthorn Football Club 1976 VFL premiers

Hawthorn 13.22 (100) defeated North Melbourne 10.10 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2. Ablett 3. L. Matthews 4. K. Matthews 6. Moncrieff 8. O'Halloran 10. Polkinghorne 11. Douge 13. Rice 14. Martello 15. Moore 17. Tuck 19. Goad 20. Bremner 22. Rowlings 23. Scott (c) 24. Knights 25. Hendrie 26. Eade 31. Jones 43. Murnane

Coach: Kennedy

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