Andrew Brockhurst is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL/AFL).

Brockhurst, a half back and wingman, was already 23 when he came to Fitzroy, having previously played at South Adelaide

South Adelaide Football Club

South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League . Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Hickinbotham Oval , located in Noarlunga Downs in the southern suburbs of Adelaide....

. After a third place finish in South Adelaide's 1986 Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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 award, he was picked up by Fitzroy with their first selection of the 1987 VFL Draft

1987 VFL Draft

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.

He made 20 disposals on his league debut against the Brisbane Bears

Brisbane Bears

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and wouldn't better that number in the rest of his 16 games that year.