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Key Facts

Full name
Donald Don

Known as
Donald Don

Born
17 August 1900

Died
31 May 1982 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 16y 291d
Last game: 28y 43d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 17

Donald Don

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
RichmondV/AFL1917-19281591570.9960%1
Total1917-19281591570.9960%1

AFL: 2,293rd player to appear, 1,147th most games played, 605th most goals kickedRichmond: 169th player to appear, 61st most games played, 39th most goals kicked

Donald Don played 158 games for Richmond between 1917 and 1928 and was a member of the Tigers' 1920 and 1921 premiership sides. An incident in the 1921 Grand Final in which Carlton's Jack Greenhill was felled saw Don attacked by Blues fans at the end of the match. He led the club's goal-kicking list in 1918 (19 goals) and 1919 (31 goals). 

Author - Andrew Gigacz

Sources

Encyclopedia of Australian Footballers, Wiki

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.