David_Sullivan_(footballer)

David Sullivan (footballer)

David Sullivan (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

David Sullivan (born 15 May 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Sullivan, a forward, captained Hawthorn at Under 19s level.[2] He made his only senior appearance for Hawthorn in 1986, a premiership year.[3] The St Kevins recruit played in Hawthorn's three point win over North Melbourne at the MCG in round two.[3] He played five games for Essendon the following year, all in the second half of the season, then appeared in the first five rounds in 1988.[3] In March 1989, just before the beginning of the season, Sullivan lost his place on the Essendon list,[4] and he signed for VFA club Camberwell.[5]

He kicked 26 goals in a game for NSW club Blighty, against the Deniliquin Rovers, in the 1999 Picola & District Football League season.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. [2]
    "Sullivan, David". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
  3. [3]
    AFL Tables: David Sullivan
  4. [4]
    The Age, "Bomber trio dumped", 2 March 1989, p. 28
  5. [5]
    Amanda Buivids (6 April 1989). "Sullivan to put venom in Cobras". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 73.
  6. [6]
    The Age, "Losing with style", 6 May 2009, Paul Daffey
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