David Donato (footballer)

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David Donato
Personal information
Full name David Donato
Born (1970-09-07) 7 September 1970 (age 55)
Original team Clarence [1]
Draft 3rd, 1990 AFL draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1991 Fitzroy 12 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Donato (born 7 September 1970) [2] is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL). [3]

Donato was taken at pick three in the 1990 AFL draft, behind Stephen Hooper and fellow Tasmanian James Cook. [4] Like them, Donato had only a brief league career, with all his games coming in the second half of the 1991 season, from which he averaged 12 disposals. [5]

He finished his football career back at his original club, Clarence.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "David Donato (born 1970) - Draftguru". draftguru.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. "Australian Football - David Donato - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  5. AFL Tables: David Donato