Grant Dorrington Explained

Grant Dorrington
Fullname:Grant Stephen Dorrington
Birth Date:5 April 1948
Years1:1967–72
Games Goals1:45 (111)
Coachyears1:1980–81

Grant Stephen Dorrington OAM BEM (born 15 April 1948) is an Australian rules football administrator who is a former player and coach.

Playing career

Dorrington played 45 matches for in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) between 1967 and 1972.[1]

Dorrington's premature retirement came after doctors advised him to stop playing after a series of knocks to the head in early 1972.[2]

Coaching and administration career

Dorrington joined the coaching ranks in the late 1970s and was assistant to Barry Cable when East Perth won the 1978 WANFL Grand Final.

In 1980, Dorrington was appointed head coach of East Perth, serving two seasons. Dorrington returned to coaching in 1985 when he was coach of the Western Australian team at the Teal Cup.

He joined the West Australian Football Commission and has at various times been the Director of Football, General Manager of the Football Development Trust and of the West Australian Football League and Director of Pathways and Competition.[3]

Road safety

Dorrington was the chairman of the Western Australian Road Safety Council between 1997 and 2009.[4]

Honours

In 1979 Dorrington was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the Western Australian sesquicentennial. Dorrington received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to road safety and Australian rules football in Western Australia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: League Games Played (Abraham to Dwyer) . East Perth Football Club . 1 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528200204/http://www.eastperthfc.com.au/the-club/history/league-games-played-and-goals-kicked-1906-2010/league-games-played-abraham-to-dwyer/ . 28 May 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: A Look Back - Grant Dorrington . East Perth Football Club . 2 May 2013 . 1 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130526033150/http://www.eastperthfc.com.au/latest-news/a-look-back-grant-dorrington/ . 26 May 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Football to farewell Grant Dorrington after 38 years growing the game.
  4. News: Twin passions drive leading man . The West Australian . 26 January 2012 . 2 July 2013.
  5. 1145277. 26 January 2012. Dorrington, Grant Stephen. Medal of the Order of Australia. OAM. For service to the community through contributions to road safety, and to the management and development of the Australian Football League in Western Australia.. 2 July 2013.