12 Facts About Chris McDermott

Christopher Stephen McDermott was born on 4 November 1963 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League, and the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League.

Chris McDermott was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Chris McDermott was initially signed by the VFL team Fitzroy in 1981, but stayed in the SANFL with Glenelg after the South Australian player retention scheme was developed to pay top players to remain in South Australia.

Chris McDermott was chased by Carlton, and eventually drafted by Brisbane in 1986, but still did not make his VFL debut.

In 1990, with talks of Port Adelaide becoming the South Australian team in the national competition, that McDermott looked to Victoria for another club.

Chris McDermott is commonly referred to as "Bone", a nickname referring to the damage done to his nose due to excessive facial trauma experienced whilst playing in both the SANFL and AFL.

Chris McDermott served as playing coach for North Adelaide in 1997, playing ten games for the club, and then as non-playing coach from 1998 to 2000.

Chris McDermott set up the McGuinness-Chris McDermott Foundation, which raises funds to provide oncology treatment for South Australian children, with fellow former Crows team-mate Tony McGuinness.

In July 2014 Chris McDermott became a football and sports commentator for Adelaide talkback radio station FIVEaa and hosted the station's weekday drive-time sports show with another former Adelaide Crows player, Stephen Rowe.

In November 2014 Chris McDermott was replaced on FIVEaa by former Adelaide Crows dual premiership captain, Mark Bickley.

Australian stand up comedian and host of the Channel 10 program Good News Week, Paul Chris McDermott is his first cousin.

Chris McDermott's grandfather was Les Dayman, an inductee into the SANFL Hall of Fame.