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About Dermott Brereton
There have been better all round footballers than Dermott Brereton, but few who have possessed both his flamboyance and his big game temperament. Both traits were evident from the moment he made his Hawthorn debut in the VFL 1st semi final of 1982: Brereton booted 5 goals that day in a near best field performance that helped the Hawks overcome North Melbourne, and over the years it would be his performances in finals that would do most to etch his name among the all time greats of the code.
Between 1982 and 1992 Dermott Brereton played 189 senior games for Hawthorn, winning a best and fairest award in 1985. He was a member of premiership teams in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1991, and represented Victoria in state of origin matches 9 times, gaining All Australian selection once.
Few if any players today come close to matching either the ferocity with which he attacked the football, or the level of dedication which he conferred on the Hawthorn cause. Much of Dermott Brereton's best football was played while he was suffering from injuries that other players would have found incapacitating. Popularly known as 'The Kid', Dermott's body eventually sustained more in the way of pummelling than even he could take.
After missing the whole of the 1993 season with a serious hip injury Brereton crossed to Sydney in 1994, but neither there nor at Collingwood was he able to recapture his former brilliance.
Since retiring Dermott has become one of Australia's most popular sports commentators known for his regular appearances on Channel 9's In Melbourne Today (now Ernie and Denise), Wide World of Sports and The Footy Show. Dermott has also published two books: Hooked on Football and Dermott Brereton's 101 Favourite Stories.
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