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Greg Whittlesea
Gregory Whittlesea (born 23 July 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Australian Football League (AFL) and with and in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. Whittlesea captained Sturt from 1987 to 1990 and won the Magarey Medal in 1988. He won successive best and fairest awards in 1987 and 1988. At the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival he represented South Australia and earned All-Australian selection. In 1991 AFL season, 1991 he was recruited by Hawthorn, but managed only four games. He retired from football in 2004 having played 168 games for Yankalilla Football Club, Yankalilla in the Great Southern Football League (South Australia), Great Southern Football League in South Australia. External links * * 1963 births Hawthorn Football Club players Living people Magarey Medal winners South Australian State of Origin players Sturt Football Club players All-Australians (1953– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 VFL Draft
The 1986 VFL draft was the third formal draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League. Held on 26 November 1986 after the end of the 1986 VFL season, it consisted only of the national draft itself, without a subsequent rookie or preseason draft. It was the first draft to be held since two initial drafts in 1981 and 1982, and as drafts have been held every year since, it is considered to be the first of the modern drafts. National draft All twelve established clubs, along with one of the two teams set to debut in the competition, the Brisbane Bears, were given one pick in each of the five rounds, a total of 65 overall. Brisbane received the first selection in every round, and six pre-draft selections, as well as complete access to all players from Queensland. The other new side, West Coast, was also granted similarly exclusive home-state rights. However, with the superior range of players availabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |