David Christy

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David "Dolly" Christy (born 3 July 1870; died 2 July 1919) was an Australian rules footballer in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

David "Dolly" Christy was a highly successful ruckman and centre half-forward who was one of the founders of football in Western Australia.

Christy began his career with Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1890 until 1895. He became a driving force in establishing football in Western Australia, playing senior football for 16 years in the west. He played with Fremantle, then with the WA Imperials club, and upon that club's dissolution he was a co-founder of East Fremantle Football Club in 1898.

In 1996 Christy was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. In 2004 he was inducted to the WA Football Hall of Fame.

[edit] Career highlights

Playing career:

• 218 games (11 Fremantle, 9 WA Imperials, 198 East Fremantle)
• East Fremantle Captain 1898-1900
• 9 times Premiership player for East Fremantle (1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911)
• 1 Premiership for Fremantle

[edit] References

• Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 47. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X. 
• AFL Hall of Fame

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