Gary Dhurrkay
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | March 4, 1974, Northern Territory |
| Recruited from | East Fremantle Football Club (WAFL) |
| Death | August 21, 2005, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, April 1, 1995, Fremantle vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Fremantle (1995-1998)
51 games, 46 goals Kangaroos (1999-2000) 21 games, 20 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career highlights | |
| East Fremantle Premiership Player | |
Gary Dhurrkay (March 4, 1974–August 21, 2005) was a former Australian rules footballer.
As an inconsistent yet highly skilled player, Dhurkkay was a part of East Fremantle Football Club's 1994 premiership in the WAFL, before being a part of Fremantle's inaugural AFL team in 1995.
After an inconsistent season in 1998, he was demoted to the WAFL for much of the year, and played in East Fremantle Football Club's 1998 premiership. At the end of the year he was delisted by Fremantle, but North Melbourne gave him a second chance when they selected him with selection 31 in the 1998 AFL Draft. After playing 21 games in the 1999 and 2000 season at his new club, Dhurrkay retired in mid-2000 to focus on his Aboriginal cultural beliefs and became a leader of the Marngarr community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
At about 5am on August 21, 2005, Dhurkkay was fatally injured in a car accident on the Melville Bay Road, Arnham Land when his car rolled and he was thrown from his vehicle. He was 31 years of age. [1]
