Career
He was awarded three during his career. Lindsay Head"s first experience of state representation came in 1947, when he played in a state schoolboys carnival at the age of eleven. In 1953 he lined up in the senior South Australian state team to play Victoria.
Head played for eighteen seasons at level – all with West Torrens.
He was the first player to play more than 300 games. At state level, he represented South Australia on 37 occasions.
He captained the state side in 1960, and was named an All-Australian at the 1956 Perth Carnival. The Australian Football Hall of Fame"s description refers to his "magnificent skills on both sides of his body", which is unfortunate as Head never learned to kick with his left foot.
Instead he developed a check-side punt for passing and goal-shooting which was very accurate.
Head played in a premiership side in only his second ever season, but thereafter his side made the finals barely a handful of times in his remaining 16 seasons. His loyalty to his Eagles was therefore remarkable, particularly given that he was pursued not only by other clubs, but also from the wealthier Victorian Football League competition. Head played cricket for South Australia as a right-hand opening batsman (1957/58–1958/59).
In nine matches he scored 425 runs at an average of 28.33.
He was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to football in 1964.