Chris McDermott

Christopher Stephen McDermott (born 4 November 1963) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

For the British handball player, see Christopher McDermott.
Chris McDermott
Personal information
Nickname(s) Bone
Date of birth (1963-11-04) 4 November 1963
Original team(s) Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 21, 1981 interstate draft
No. 2, 1987 national draft
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981–1996 Glenelg 227 (154)
1991–1996 Adelaide 117 (25)
1997 North Adelaide 10 (0)
Total 354 (179)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia 14
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1997–2000 North Adelaide
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
Career highlights

Club

  • 3x All-Australian team: 1986, 1987, 1992 (captain)
  • 3x Glenelg best and fairest: 1986–1988
  • Malcolm Blight Medal: 1992
  • Adelaide captain: 1991–1994
  • Glenelg captain: 1988–1990
  • Adelaide Team of the Decade - Follower
  • South Australian Football Hall of Fame (inaugural)
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame
  • Adelaide life member (inaugural)
  • Adelaide Football Club Hall Of Fame

Representative

  • 2x National Football Carnival championship: 1988, 1993
  • Fos Williams Medal: 1987
  • Simpson Medal: 1987
  • 8x South Australia captain
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

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