Chris McDermott

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Chris McDermott (born November 4, 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.

Chris McDermott was the inaugural captain of the Adelaide Crows. He was initially signed by Fitzroy in 1981 but chose to stay loyal to the Glenelg Football Club and reap the rewards of the South Australian player retention scheme. He was chased by Carlton, and eventually drafted by Brisbane in 1986, but still never made his VFL debut. He played 275 games for his SANFL club Glenelg, preferring to play football in his home state of South Australia. It was not until 1990 when talks of Port Adelaide becoming the South Australian team in the national competition that McDermott looked to Victoria for any other club. However, when it became clear that the Adelaide Crows were going to be South Australia's entry into the AFL, he was delighted to remain in his home state as the club's inaugural captain.

Life after football has seen McDermott set-up the McGuinness-McDermott Foundation with fellow former Crows team-mate Tony McGuinness.

[edit] Playing Career

• Glenelg: 1981-1990, 1992, 1995-96 - 277 games, 184 goals.
• Adelaide: 1991-96 - 117 games, 25 goals.
• North Adelaide (as player-coach): 1997 - 10 games.
• South Australia: 14 games.

[edit] Honors

• Glenelg Captain (1988-90)
• Glenelg Best-and-Fairest (1986-87-88)
• Glenelg Premiership Player (1985-86)
• Adelaide Captain (1991-94)
• Adelaide Best-and-Fairest 1992
• All-Australian 1986, 1987 (capt.), 1992
• South Australia Captain (1988-1995)
• Fos Williams Medal 1987
• Simpson Medal 1987

[edit] Coaching Career

• North Adelaide: 1997-2000

Preceded by Mark Mickan

Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 1992

Succeeded by Tony McGuinness