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Full name
Gary Merrington
Known as
Gary Merrington
Born
19 November 1946 (age 77)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 169d
Last game: 28y 263d
Height and weight
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Senior clubs
Footscray
Jumper numbers
Footscray: 19
Family links
Andrew Merrington (Son)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
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Footscray | V/AFL | 1966-1975 | 174 | 46 | 0.26 | 41% | 9.09 | 1.34 | 2.36 | 4 |
Total | 1966-1975 | 174 | 46 | 0.26 | 41% | 9.09 | 1.34 | 2.36 | 4 |
AFL: 7,805th player to appear, 930th most games played, 2,171st most goals kickedFootscray: 545th player to appear, 45th most games played, 139th most goals kicked
Footscray recruited Gary Merrington locally from Braybrook and he went on to become a loyal and effective servant of the club in 174 VFL games between 1966 and 1975. He kicked 46 goals. A resolute and determined full back for much of his career, he was also successfully deployed as a wingman on occasion. A member of the Bulldogs’ 1967 and 1970 night premiership-winning teams Merrington later served Footscray as a recruiter, and was their Football Manager during the 1990s.
Author - John Devaney