Terry Thripp 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 for Sydney

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Victorian/Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL/AFL).

The first Sydney local to play with the Swans after they relocated, Thripp was recruited from Pennant Hills

Pennant Hills Demons AFC

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 after playing his junior football for Baulkham Hills.

Thripp represented New South Wales at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival

1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival

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. Thripp had his best season in 1989 when he bagged 22 goals and had 291 kicks over the course of the season. A utility, he also gathered eight Brownlow Medal votes, equal second most by a Sydney player that year, behind Greg Williams.

Thripp also played a number of games at North Shore

North Shore Bombers

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 and is the centre half back in their official 'Team of the Century'. His father, Bill

Bill Thripp

Bill Thripp is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Thripp, the father of Sydney utility Terry, was recruited from Richmond Scouts...

, was a footballer at Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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.