John Hutton (born 28 May 1966) is a former

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player in the

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with the

Brisbane Bears The Brisbane Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, was a professional Australian rules football club based in Queensland on the Gold Coast (relocated to Brisbane in 1993). The club participated in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/A ...

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...

and the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of ...

. Taken as #1 pick by Brisbane in the 1991 AFL Draft from the

Claremont Football Club The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Claremont, Western Australia, that currently plays in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). Its official colours are na ...

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, Hutton was touted as being a highly talented

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prospect fresh from having completed a

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where he won the

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as the league's leading goalkicker with 100 goals. As a Bear he is best remembered for his role kicking 8 goals in the Bears final game at

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in Round 23, 1992 as well as for wearing a helmet during games for much of his playing career. He also kicked 8 goals against

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

in round 7, 1992 to win the Brisbane Bears goalkicking award in 1992. Despite that, he was delisted before the 1993 season. Hutton moved to play for Sydney in 1993, but after only kicking 9 goals from five matches he was delisted at the end of the 1993 season. In 1994, Hutton's career was revived when he was selected by the

's inaugural squad as part of the zoning rule to play in their debut 1995 season. He managed to equal his best haul of 8 goals in Round 6, 1995 vs Sydney Swans, but overall failed to impress. Playing for only one season, Hutton was delisted at the end of 1995.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, John Brisbane Bears players Sydney Swans players Fremantle Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Living people 1966 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia