David Polkinghorne
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David Polkinghorne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn
in the VFL
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Polkinghorne was a defender who played on the half back flanks and back pocket
s for Hawthorn. Renowned for his awkward kicking style, he played in Hawthorn premiership teams in 1976 and 1978.
In the 1982 Qualifying Final against Carlton he was famously struck in the face by Wayne Johnston
and then gave evidence against him at the tribunal, thus breaking a code of silence. Johnston was found guilty and suspended.
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Polkinghorne was a defender who played on the half back flanks and back pocket
Back pocket
In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....
s for Hawthorn. Renowned for his awkward kicking style, he played in Hawthorn premiership teams in 1976 and 1978.
In the 1982 Qualifying Final against Carlton he was famously struck in the face by Wayne Johnston
Wayne Johnston (footballer)
Wayne "The Dominator" Johnston is a former Australian rules footballer. Johnston played 209 games and kicked 283 goals for the Carlton Football Club , in a career spanning 1979–1990...
and then gave evidence against him at the tribunal, thus breaking a code of silence. Johnston was found guilty and suspended.