- David Thorpe (footballer)
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David Thorpe Personal information Birth 30 May 1948, Australia Recruited from North Footscray Height and weight 185cm / 83 kg Death -, Playing career¹ Team(s) Footscray (1965-73)
- 151 games, 79 goals
Richmond (1974-76)
- 27 games, 24 goals
Total - 178 Games, 103 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1976 season David Thorpe (born 30 May 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Richmond in the VFL.
A centreman, Thorpe played with Footscray from 1965 to 1973. He won the Charles Sutton Medal for the club's best and fairest player in 1968 and 1972. Thorpe missed out on the award in 1969 despite polling well in the Brownlow Medal, finishing the count in 6th position. From that season, until 1972, he represented Victoria at interstate football. For his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival he earned All Australian selection.
Thorpe transferred to Richmond in 1974 and was a member of that season's premiership team, defeating North Melbourne in the grand final.
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Richmond Football Club 1974 VFL Premiers Richmond 18.20 (128) defeated North Melbourne 13.9 (87), at the Melbourne Cricket GroundCoach: HafeyCaptains of the Footscray Football Club/Western Bulldogs 1925: McCarthy • 1926: McCarthy/Hopkins • 1927–1928: Scanlan • 1929–1930: Hopkins • 1931–1932: Cubbins • 1933: McAlpine • 1934: Cubbins/Morrison • 1935: Morrison • 1936: Penberthy • 1937: Dockendorff/Morrison • 1938–1939: Evans • 1940–1942: Ware • 1943–1946: Olliver • 1947: Hickey • 1948–1950: Olliver • 1951–1955: Sutton • 1956: Sutton/Donald • 1957: Stevens/Whitten • 1958–1969: Whitten • 1970: Whitten/Magee • 1971–1972: Dempsey • 1973: Thorpe • 1974–1976: Sandilands • 1977–1978: Dempsey • 1979–1981: Jennings • 1982: Templeton • 1983–1985: Edmond • 1986–1988: Kennedy • 1989: Wallis • 1990–1993: Hawkins • 1994–2000: Wynd • 2001–2004: Grant • 2005–2006: Darcy • 2007–2010: Johnson • 2011: BoydCharles Sutton Medal • Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest Winners 1927: McAlpine • 1928: Outen • 1929: Russ • 1930: McAlpine • 1931: Hopkins • 1932: McAlpine • 1933: Morrison • 1934: Ware • 1935: Bennett • 1936: Morrison • 1937: Ware • 1938: Ware • 1939: Hickey • 1940: Ware • 1941: Ware/Olliver • 1942: Ellis • 1943: A. Collins • 1944: Olliver • 1945: Hickey • 1946: Ryan • 1947: Ryan • 1948: Hickey • 1949: Donald • 1950: Sutton • 1951: J. Collins • 1952: J. Collins • 1953: Stevens • 1954: Whitten • 1955: Box • 1956: Ross • 1957: Whitten • 1958: Whitten • 1959: Whitten • 1960: Schultz • 1961: Whitten • 1962: Schultz • 1963: Walker • 1964: Schultz • 1965: Schultz • 1966: Schultz • 1967: Jillard • 1968: Thorpe • 1969: Bisset • 1970: Dempsey • 1971: Thorpe • 1972: Welsh • 1973: Dempsey • 1974: Dempsey • 1975: Dempsey • 1976: Dempsey • 1977: Dempsey • 1978: Templeton • 1979: Dunstan • 1980: Templeton • 1981: Dunstan • 1982: Dunstan • 1983: Royal • 1984: Purser • 1985: Hawkins • 1986: Hardie • 1987: McGuinness • 1988: Wallace • 1989: Wallace • 1990: Foster • 1991: Liberatore • 1992: Wynd • 1993: Cameron • 1994: Grant • 1995: West • 1996: Grant/Romero • 1997: West • 1998: West • 1999: Johnson • 2000: West • 2001: Darcy • 2002: Johnson • 2003: West • 2004: West • 2005: West • 2006: Johnson • 2007: Harris • 2008: Cross • 2009: Boyd • 2010: Griffen • 2011: BoydCategories:- 1948 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Western Bulldogs players
- Richmond Football Club players
- Port Melbourne Football Club players
- Yarraville Football Club players
- Yarraville Football Club coaches
- Charles Sutton Medal winners
- All-Australians
- Living people
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