David James Palm (born 7 July 1958) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1980s. Palm played at both Norwood and West Perth before joining

Francis Bourke Francis William Bourke (born 2 April 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1967 and 1981, and coached the club in 1982 and 1983. A key figure in a suc ...

's Richmond in 1983. A tough and aggressive defender, he appeared in all possible 22 games in his debut season. Against

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at the

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in 1985 he kicked five goals and in 1987 he had perhaps his best season, averaging 16 disposals a game. In 1989, Palm left Richmond for Springvale and was selected to represent the VFA at interstate football that year. He also served as Springvale's assistant coach.

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David Palm's playing statistics
from The VFA Project {{DEFAULTSORT:Palm, David 1958 births Richmond Football Club players West Perth Football Club players Norwood Football Club players Casey Demons players Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia