David Thorpe (footballer)

David Thorpe
Personal information
Birth	30 May 1948, Australia
Recruited from	North Footscray
Height and weight	185cm / 83 kg
Death	-,
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Footscray (1965-73) 151 games, 79 goals Richmond (1974-76) 27 games, 24 goals Total - 178 Games, 103 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1976 season

David Thorpe (born 30 May 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Richmond in the VFL.

A centreman, Thorpe played with Footscray from 1965 to 1973. He won the Charles Sutton Medal for the club's best and fairest player in 1968 and 1972. Thorpe missed out on the award in 1969 despite polling well in the Brownlow Medal, finishing the count in 6th position. From that season, until 1972, he represented Victoria at interstate football. For his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival he earned All Australian selection.

Thorpe transferred to Richmond in 1974 and was a member of that season's premiership team, defeating North Melbourne in the grand final.

External links

David Thorpe (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
Fullpointsfooty profile

Richmond Football Club 1974 VFL Premiers

Richmond 18.20 (128) defeated North Melbourne 13.9 (87), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 4. Hart \| 1. Cumming \| 5. Andrews \| 6. Sproule \| 7. Walsh \| 8. Clay \| 14. Thorpe \| 10. Sheedy \| 12. McGhie \| 15. Roberts \| 16. Wood \| 17. Richardson \| 21. Balme \| 29. Bartlett \| 30. Bourke \| 33. Cloke \| 37. Green \| 38. Morris \| 40. Keane \| 43. Clayton

Coach: Hafey

Captains of the Footscray Football Club/Western Bulldogs

1925: McCarthy • 1926: McCarthy/Hopkins • 1927–1928: Scanlan • 1929–1930: Hopkins • 1931–1932: Cubbins • 1933: McAlpine • 1934: Cubbins/Morrison • 1935: Morrison • 1936: Penberthy • 1937: Dockendorff/Morrison • 1938–1939: Evans • 1940–1942: Ware • 1943–1946: Olliver • 1947: Hickey • 1948–1950: Olliver • 1951–1955: Sutton • 1956: Sutton/Donald • 1957: Stevens/Whitten • 1958–1969: Whitten • 1970: Whitten/Magee • 1971–1972: Dempsey • 1973: Thorpe • 1974–1976: Sandilands • 1977–1978: Dempsey • 1979–1981: Jennings • 1982: Templeton • 1983–1985: Edmond • 1986–1988: Kennedy • 1989: Wallis • 1990–1993: Hawkins • 1994–2000: Wynd • 2001–2004: Grant • 2005–2006: Darcy • 2007–2010: Johnson • 2011–: Boyd

Charles Sutton Medal • Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest Winners

1927: McAlpine • 1928: Outen • 1929: Russ • 1930: McAlpine • 1931: Hopkins • 1932: McAlpine • 1933: Morrison • 1934: Ware • 1935: Bennett • 1936: Morrison • 1937: Ware • 1938: Ware • 1939: Hickey • 1940: Ware • 1941: Ware/Olliver • 1942: Ellis • 1943: A. Collins • 1944: Olliver • 1945: Hickey • 1946: Ryan • 1947: Ryan • 1948: Hickey • 1949: Donald • 1950: Sutton • 1951: J. Collins • 1952: J. Collins • 1953: Stevens • 1954: Whitten • 1955: Box • 1956: Ross • 1957: Whitten • 1958: Whitten • 1959: Whitten • 1960: Schultz • 1961: Whitten • 1962: Schultz • 1963: Walker • 1964: Schultz • 1965: Schultz • 1966: Schultz • 1967: Jillard • 1968: Thorpe • 1969: Bisset • 1970: Dempsey • 1971: Thorpe • 1972: Welsh • 1973: Dempsey • 1974: Dempsey • 1975: Dempsey • 1976: Dempsey • 1977: Dempsey • 1978: Templeton • 1979: Dunstan • 1980: Templeton • 1981: Dunstan • 1982: Dunstan • 1983: Royal • 1984: Purser • 1985: Hawkins • 1986: Hardie • 1987: McGuinness • 1988: Wallace • 1989: Wallace • 1990: Foster • 1991: Liberatore • 1992: Wynd • 1993: Cameron • 1994: Grant • 1995: West • 1996: Grant/Romero • 1997: West • 1998: West • 1999: Johnson • 2000: West • 2001: Darcy • 2002: Johnson • 2003: West • 2004: West • 2005: West • 2006: Johnson • 2007: Harris • 2008: Cross • 2009: Boyd • 2010: Griffen • 2011: Boyd

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Name	Thorpe, David
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Date of birth	30 May 1948
Place of birth	Australia
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