Career
A rover from Essex Heights, Vernon made four senior appearances for Richmond in the 1981 VFL season. He performed well in the reserves that year and shared the Gardiner Medal with Geelong"s Malcolm Reed. He spent 1982 in Western Australia, where he played for South Fremantle.
Vernon returned to the VFL in 1983 and signed with the Sydney Swans, who had relocated from South Melbourne the previous year.
He played in the opening four rounds of the season and averaged 18 disposals, but didn"t feature again until he played another four games early in the 1984 season. Picked just twice more that year, Vernon left Richmond and captained Springvale in the 1986 Victorian Football Association season.
