Christopher Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Chris Mainwaring
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Chris Mainwaring was born in the coastal Western Australian town of Geraldton, over 400 kilometres north of Perth to Hubert Chris Mainwaring and his wife Leah.
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Chris Mainwaring started his football career with the Greenough Demons before being recruited by East Fremantle in 1985.
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Chris Mainwaring was a member of the West Coast Eagles' inaugural squad in 1987.
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Chris Mainwaring made his debut in round three that year, against Sydney at Subiaco and afterwards only missed one game for the season.
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Chris Mainwaring played for the Eagles on the wing and contributed greatly to their success, playing in both their 1992 and 1994 premierships.
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Chris Mainwaring was an All-Australian in 1991 and 1996 and has been named on the wing in the West Coast Eagles' Team of the Decade in 1996, Team20 in 2006 and East Fremantle's Team of the Century in 1997.
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In 1998, while he was attempting to regain form, Chris Mainwaring spent most of the season playing for the Sharks, before making his return to the West Coast side late that year.
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Chris Mainwaring wore the Eagles' number 3 guernsey, a number which had only been worn by him and Chris Judd during the Eagles' history.
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Chris Mainwaring was married to Rani and had two children.
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Chris Mainwaring died in the early hours of 1 October 2007 after being rushed to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
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Chris Mainwaring reportedly told paramedics during the first visit that he had taken ecstasy and smoked cannabis.
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Chris Mainwaring was to compete in a celebrity kickboxing event run by the World Kickboxing Association at Challenge Stadium on 4 October 2007 for charity.
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Chris Mainwaring had been invited by the AFL to hold one of the Eagles' premiership cups during the 2007 AFL Grand Final pre-game entertainment, but he cancelled in the week prior to the game, instead staying in Perth.