David Sullivan (footballer) explained

David Sullivan
Birth Date:15 May 1966
Originalteam:St Kevin's
Height:184 cm
Weight:86 kg
Position:Forward
Statsend:1988
Years1:1986
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:1 (0)
Years2:1987–1988
Club2:Essendon
Games Goals2:10 (14)
Games Goalstotal:11 (14)

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Sullivan, David . Essendon Football Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424153919/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=877 . 24 April 2012 .
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Sullivan.html AFL Tables: David Sullivan
  4. The Age, "Bomber trio dumped", 2 March 1989, p. 28
  5. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. Amanda Buivids. 73. 6 April 1989. Sullivan to put venom in Cobras.
  6. The Age, "Losing with style", 6 May 2009, Paul Daffey