David Donato (footballer) explained

David Donato
Fullname:David Donato
Birth Date:7 September 1970
Originalteam:Clarence[1]
Draftpick:3rd, 1990 AFL Draft
Height:178 cm
Weight:75 kg
Statsend:1991
Years1:1991
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:12 (2)

David Donato (born 7 September 1970)[2] is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL).[3]

Donato was taken at pick three in the 1990 AFL Draft, behind Stephen Hooper and fellow Tasmanian James Cook.[4] Like them, Donato had only a brief league career, with all his games coming in the second half of the 1991 season, from which he averaged 12 disposals.[5]

He finished his football career back at his original club, Clarence.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: David Donato (born 1970) - Draftguru. 2020-10-18. draftguru.com.au.
  3. Web site: Australian Football - David Donato - Player Bio. 2020-10-18. australianfootball.com.
  4. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Donato.html AFL Tables: David Donato