Pat Dalton is a former Australian rules football

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er who played 217 games for Perth

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 in the WANFL

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 from 1960 to 1971. 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. Dalton won the 1970 Sandover Medal

Sandover Medal

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, in his second-last league season, and also won two Perth Best and fairests over the course of his career. He represented the Western Australian state team on one occasion.