Des Herbert

Des Herbert
Personal information
Full nameDesmond John Herbert[1]
Date of birth15 March 1959
Height/Weight183 cm / 81 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1980-1981
1981-1983
Total -		Collingwood
Fitzroy		8 (5)
14 (5)
22 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1983 season.

Desmond John "Des" Herbert (born 15 March 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Herbert, who had to make his way up through the thirds, was a member of the Collingwood team that lost the 1979 reserves grand final to North Melbourne.[2][3] In 1980 he made five senior appearances, late in the season, but lost his place in the team before the finals.[4] He played a further three games in 1981 before being transferred to Fitzroy mid-season, along with Leigh Carlson and Matthew McClelland, in return for Warwick Irwin.[4][5] His seven games for Fitzroy that year consisted of two finals, including their dramatic one point loss to his former club in the semi-finals.[4] After making only seven appearances over the next two seasons, Herbert joined reigning SANFL premiers West Adelaide in 1984 and won their Best and Fairest that year.[4][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Debut Dates - 1980 - 1989". West Adelaide Football Club.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ↑ Canberra Times, "Take flag by five points", 30 September 1979, p. 17
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 AFL Tables: Des Herbert
  5. ↑ The Age, "Magpie Irwin", 29 May 1981, p. 28
  6. ↑ "Honour Table (1951 - Today)". West Adelaide Football Club.