John Hutton (born 28 May 1966) is a former Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League with the Brisbane Bears, Sydney Swans and the Fremantle Football Club.
| John Hutton | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Hutton | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1966 | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont, WAFL | ||
| Draft |
Brisbane Bears: 1st Selection, 1991 National Draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1992 | Brisbane Bears | 18 (43) | |
| 1993 | Sydney | 5 (9) | |
| 1995 | Fremantle | 13 (27) | |
| Total | 36 (79) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Leading Goalkicker:
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Taken as #1 pick by Brisbane in the 1991 AFL Draft from the Claremont Football Club in Western Australia, Hutton was touted as being a highly talented full-forward prospect fresh from having completed a West Australian Football League where he won the Bernie Naylor Medal as the league's leading goalkicker with 100 goals.[1][2]
As a Bear he is best remembered for his role kicking 8 goals in the Bears final game at Carrara Stadium vs Sydney Swans in Round 23, 1992 as well as for wearing a helmet during games for much of his playing career. He also kicked 8 goals against Geelong Football Club in round 7, 1992 to win the Brisbane Bears goalkicking award in 1992. Despite that, he was delisted before the 1993 season.[3]
Hutton moved to play for Sydney in 1993, but after only kicking 9 goals from five matches he was delisted at the end of the 1993 season.
In 1994, Hutton played for Palm Beach Currumbin in the QAFL and his performances earned him an AFL lifeline when he was selected by the Fremantle Football Club's inaugural squad as part of the WA zoning rule to play in their debut 1995 season.
He managed to equal his best haul of 8 goals in Round 6, 1995 vs Sydney Swans,[4] but overall failed to impress. Playing for only one season, Hutton was delisted at the end of 1995.
External
edit- John Hutton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- WAFL Player Profile
References
edit- ^ "The wait is over: real stuff begins". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 796. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 March 1992. p. 14 (Saturday Magazine). Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bernie Naylor Medalists". www.wafl.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Tigers out to atone for a poor decade". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 148. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 March 1993. p. 42. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hutton kicks 8 as Dockers savage Swans". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 935. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.