Carl Ditterich  |
| Personal information |
| Birth | 10 October 1945 (1945-10-10) (age 64), Height: 194cm "6.4" Weight: 96 kg |
| Recruited from | East Brighton |
| Playing career¹ |
| Debut | Round 1, 20 April 1963, St Kilda vs. Melbourne, at Junction Oval |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1963-1972, 1976-1978) 203 games, 156 goals Melbourne (1973-1975, 1978-1980) 82 games, 43 goals |
| Coaching career¹ |
| Team(s) | Melbourne (1979-1980) 44 games - 11 wins, 33 losses |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season |
| Career highlights |
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Carl Ditterich (born 10 October 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
Ditterich, known as the "Blonde Bombshell", made a sensational best-on-ground debut against Melbourne in 1963 where he was said to have run around like a Gazelle. He became a tough ruckman and often appeared at the League Tribunal, he missed the 1966 Grand Final through suspension. Transferred to Melbourne under the short-lived 10 year rule.
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