David Rhys-Jones was born on 16 June 1962 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
11 Facts About David Rhys-Jones
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David Rhys-Jones began his career with South Melbourne in 1980, which relocated north becoming the Sydney Swans in 1982.
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David Rhys-Jones moved back south to join Carlton in 1985 after a pay dispute.
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David Rhys-Jones remained with Carlton until his retirement in 1992.
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David Rhys-Jones was a superbly balanced footballer, capable of playing in multiple positions and equally adept as a goalkicking option as he was at shutting down opponents.
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David Rhys-Jones's nullifying of Dermott Brereton in the 1987 Grand Final earned Rhys-Jones the Norm Smith Medal.
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David Rhys-Jones was awarded nine Brownlow Medal votes that year.
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In 1992, David Rhys-Jones was appointed captain-coach of the North Launceston Football Club.
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The tribunal ruling that he was not allowed on the field forced David Rhys-Jones to give his quarter-time team addresses from behind the boundary line.
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David Rhys-Jones married his second wife Cheri Donnelly in Queensland in 2001.
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That year, David Rhys-Jones joined a reality show on Channel 7, called The Club, and he was chosen by audience votes to coach a new Australian rules football team in the Western Region Football League.