Chris Duthy
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Chris Duthy is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) and Fitzroy
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Duthy, who played his early football in Broken Hill, was a defender. He was an established player at Glenelg by the time he was recruited to the VFL, having been the full-back in their 1986 and 1986 premiership teams.
Selected by Fitzroy with the 37th pick of the 1986 Draft
, Duthy appeared in the first three rounds of the 1987 VFL season
but was unable to play any more games for the club due to injury.
He finished his career back in the SANFL and brought up his 200th league appearance for Glenelg in the 1992 finals series. He then played in his fifth grand final for Glenelg but was on the losing for the third time and retired from 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 Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL) and 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 Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Duthy, who played his early football in Broken Hill, was a defender. He was an established player at Glenelg by the time he was recruited to the VFL, having been the full-back in their 1986 and 1986 premiership teams.
Selected by Fitzroy with the 37th pick of the 1986 Draft
1986 VFL Draft
The 1986 VFL Draft was the first formal draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League...
, Duthy appeared in the first three rounds of the 1987 VFL season
1987 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1987.-Night Series: defeated 8.10 to 8.6 in the Final at Waverley Park.-Leading goalkickers:...
but was unable to play any more games for the club due to injury.
He finished his career back in the SANFL and brought up his 200th league appearance for Glenelg in the 1992 finals series. He then played in his fifth grand final for Glenelg but was on the losing for the third time and retired from football.