Dermott Brereton (born August 19, 1964) is a former champion Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League. In a 211 game career, Brereton kicked 464 goals. Dermott is of Irish descent. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian football, also known as Australian rules football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including: football (soccer) Australian rules football International rules football American football Canadian football Gaelic football Rugby League Rugby Union List of common kicking styles Grubber kick - rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football Bomb kick - rugby league, Australian Rules football...

AFL career

Hawthorn Football Club

Dermott, nicknamed The Kid, played most of his career (187 games and 427 goals) in the centre half forward position at the Hawthorn Football Club, where he formed part of a potent forward line that included champion players such as Jason Dunstall. He is a supporter of the IRA, who in 1991 murdered 2 Australian soliers. Thanks Dermott. // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Jason Dunstall (born in Brisbane, Queensland on August 14, 1964), is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards and the greatest Queensland born player of all time. ...

While he played the game he had a reputation as a tough man, and as a big game performer was an important player in a number of Hawthorn's grand final teams during the 1980s (including premierships in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1991). The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Brereton was known for his bustling style and strong marking abilities and off the ball scuffles. A mark is a skill in Australian Rules Football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it. ...

He won Hawthorn's Best and Fairest award in 1985 and was the team's leading goalkicker in the same year. He achieved All-Australian status in 1985, 1986 and 1988. The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Having bulked up over his career, Brereton became a football punisher and was known for his aggressive hip and shoulder bumps on running players. His targeting of other players by this method led to the charging rule being instigated to protect players whose intention was to focus on the ball. The following forms of football feature moves described a bump : Aussie Rules players applying a bump or hip and shoulder. ...

In a famous incident in 1988 involved Hawthorn's rival Essendon at Waverley Park. Brereton ran through the three quarter time huddle much to the surprise of the Bomber players causing a scuffle to break out. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Perhaps the most memorable moment of his career was the 1989 AFL Grand Final. In one of the toughest grand finals in the league's history, Brereton was lined up at the centre bounce by Geelong Football Club's Mark Yeates and hit with a solid shirtfront. Severely winded and concussed, he was attended to by trainers, he began to vomit before jogging back into the play. Later in the game he marked and kicked an inspirational goal. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth. ...

During his career at Hawthorn, Brereton was selected to play representative State of Origin football for Victoria 9 times and kicked a total of 18 goals. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

Brereton's physical style of game came at a cost. By the end of 1992, Brereton was suffering from crippling chronic hip pain and struggled to make a regular appearance. At the advice of his club, he retired that year.

Sydney Swans

During 1993, Dermott began to recover from the injuries that plagued his career at Hawthorn and expressed his intention to make a return to the game. The struggling Sydney Swans, in need of a big name player capable of making an instant impact on the teams performance, drafted him for the 1994 season. Moving to New South Wales, his following 7 games and 7 goals were largely uninspirational and injuries prevented him from regaining peak form. His fame in Victoria was not equalled in New South Wales and he also failed to have any on-field impact on the Swans' fortunes, his most notable act as a Swan being to stomp on Hawthorn's Rayden Tallis' head while Tallis was on the ground in a pre-season game, earning Brereton a 7 match suspension. His only other moment of note being flattened by West Coast Eagles' captain John Worsfold. The Swans delisted Brereton the same year. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ...

Collingwood

Still itching to stay involved in competitive football and keen to prove his worth, Brereton worked on his fitness and once again made himself available for the draft. Collingwood took a gamble on the former champion player. The Collingwood experiment was slightly more successful than his innings at Sydney and in 15 games he kicked a total of 30 goals, ending his career at the end of 1995. The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

Post-football

After a lack of success in his returns from retirment, Brereton announced his intention to retire from football in 1995. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Brereton was inducted into the Hawthorn Team of the Century, as well as the Australian Football Hall of Fame. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year od the AFL to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules by Players, Umpires, Media personalities, Coaches, Administrators, and Legends. ...

His desire to continue playing football actively has seen him participate in the AFL Legends Match on several occasions. Each time his lack of fitness is the focus of much mirth by the commentary team. The EJ Whitten Legends Match is a 10 year old annual Australian Rules Football event where VFL and AFL stars of yesteryear are reunited in this State of Origin clash between Victoria and the All Stars. ...

In 2006, he began playing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League for amateur club Woori Yallock, kicking 2 goals on debut [1]. The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League is an Australian Rules Football competition in Victoria, Australia. ... Woori Yallock is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Media Personality

A prominent media personality, Brereton appeared on The Footy Show during the mid to late 1990s and also wrote in The Age. In 2000, he was recruited to the Seven Network to host Seven's new football show The Game. After the show failed, he was again picked up by the Nine Network in 2002 to provide commentary on AFL matches on the Network's AFL coverage. He also continued to be a regular panellist for The Footy Show. The Footy Show is an Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. ... The Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. ... The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is an Australian television network. ... The Game was an Australian television show that aired in 2000 and 2001 on the Seven Network. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

Brereton's commentary features in the computer game AFL Premiership 2005. He also starred in a minor role in the 2002 film, Trojan Warrior. Brereton is most well known for his special comments. However, he has been criticised by some for "stating the obvious". [2] A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... AFL Premiership 2005 is the 2005 edition of the Australian Rules Football game for the PlayStation 2. ... Trojan Warrior is a 2002 Australian comedy film starring Stan Longinidis. ... A color (or colour) commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ...

In 2004, Brereton hosted The Run Home radio show on SEN 1116 with Anthony Hudson and Matthew Hardy, but left due to a payment dispute; in previous years he has also co-hosted the breakfast show on Gold 104, and been a commentator for Triple M. The drivetime slot The Run Home is hosted by Anthony Hudson and David Schwarz. ... SEN 1116 (callsign 3AK), the acronym standing for Sports Entertainment Network, is a commercial AM radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, operating on 1116 kHz. ... Anthony Hudson (born 10 April, 1974), is an Australian rules football commentator on both television and radio. ... Matthew Hardy is a Melbourne-based comedian who appears on the drive-time radio show on Melbourne radio station SEN 1116. ... Welcome at dead of night. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ...

In 2005, he appeared in a Toyota Memorable Moments advertisement featuring Stephen Curry, in a re-enactment of the infamous 1989 Grand Final incident with Geelong player Mark Yeates. Toyota redirects here. ... Melbourne comedian who has appeared in many television shows and D-grade Australian comedies. ... A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio...

In November 2005 Brereton was involved in an incident with a pack of New Zealanders, apparently fighting over his girlfriend. [3]

In 2006, he made an appearance on Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice. Brereton was voted off early after injuring his biceps. Hosts of Dancing on Ice Jamie Durie and Sami Lukis Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice is an Australian television show which premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday July 11, 2006 at 7:30pm. ...

External links

• Football career details at FullPointsFooty
• Bio at HawthornFC
• Toyota memorable moment video featuring Dermott Brereton in the 1989 Grand Final