Chris McDermott
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Biographical
- Born: 4 November 1963, Adelaide
- Height: 182 cm
- Weight: 92 kg
- Recruited from: Brighton High
- Previous Club:
- GFC League Debut: 1981
Nickname: Bones
An inspirational amalgam of courage, toughness and determination, Chris McDermott deserves to be remembered as one of the most noteworthy and important players of the 1980s and 90s. Recruited by Glenelg from Brighton High, he made his SANFL debut in 1981 and suffered the disappointment of playing in losing Grand Final teams in his first two seasons. In the 1981 loss to Port Adelaide, he was, by common consensus, the Bays best player.
By the mid-1980s, McDermott was regarded as one of the finest players in South Australia. Hard at the ball and capable of using it sublimely, if often almost invisibly as far as the vote-bestowing men in white were concerned, he won club best and fairest awards in 1986, 1987, and 1988 and made the 1986 and 1987 All Australian teams. When the Tigers won consecutive Grand Finals in 1985-6 he was listed high among the best players both times.
A natural leader by example, Chris McDermott was appointed captain of Glenelg after Peter Carey's retirement at the end of the 1988 season. When Adelaide was admitted to the AFL, he became the fledgling club inaugural skipper, a role he retained until 1994.
See also
References
2. 1981 Grand Final Budget
