Brent Hutton is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with the West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) and Swan Districts

Swan Districts Football Club

The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...

 in the West Australian Football League

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 (WAFL).

A local from Bassendean, Hutton had his breakthrough season for Swan Districts in 1984 when he was used as a full-forward

Full-forward

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 and kicked 83 goals to win the league's goal-kicking award

Bernie Naylor Medal

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. He kicked five goals in that year's grand final win over East Fremantle

East Fremantle Football Club

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He spent much of the 1985 season as a defender due to a loss of form but by 1987 was club captain. Also in 1987 he kicked three goals for Western Australia in an interstate match against South Australia at the WACA

WACA Ground

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Hutton was signed by West Coast in 1988 but was in an out of the side during his two season stint, managing just 13 appearances. He continued playing at Swan Districts and was a member of another premiership side in 1990.