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| David Thorpe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1948-05-30)30 May 1948 (age 76) | ||
| Original team(s) | North Footscray | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1965–1973 | Footscray | 151(79) | |
| 1974–1976 | Richmond | 27(24) | |
| Total | 178 (103) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
David Thorpe (born 30 May 1948) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played withFootscray andRichmond in theVFL.
A centreman, Thorpe played with Footscray from 1965 to 1973. He won theCharles 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 the1972 Perth Carnival he earnedAll 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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