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Danny Hughes Personal information Birth 4 December 1963 Recruited from Port Adelaide Height and weight 189 cm / 90 kg Playing career¹ Team(s) Melbourne (1984-90)
- 124 games, 23 goals
Adelaide (1991)
- 11 games, 1 goal
Total - 135 Games, 24 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1991 season Career highlights - 7 time South Australian interstate representative
- 1985 Melbourne Best and Fairest
- 1988 All Australian
Danny Hughes (born 4 December 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Adelaide in the VFL/AFL and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
A fullback, Hughes was a premiership player with Port Adelaide prior to transferring to Melbourne. He was Melbourne's best and fairest winner in 1985. Hughes represented South Australia at interstate football and was awarded All Australian selection for his performance in the Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. He returned to South Australia in 1991 and played in Adelaide's inaugural AFL season but retired at years end. He continued to play with Port Adelaide in the SANFL until 1993.[1]
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Awards and achievements Preceded by
Gerard HealyKeith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist
1985Succeeded by
Greg HealyKeith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal • Melbourne Football Club Best and Fairest Winners 1935: La Fontaine • 1936: La Fontaine • 1937: Mueller • 1938: N. Smith • 1939: Mueller • 1940: Baggott • 1941: La Fontaine • 1942: La Fontaine • 1943: Don Cordner • 1944: N. Smith • 1945: Fanning • 1946: Mueller • 1947: Lock • 1948: Rodda • 1949: Dockett • 1950: Denis Cordner • 1951: McMahen • 1952: McGivern • 1953: Melville • 1954: Denis Cordner • 1955: Spencer • 1956: Spencer • 1957: Beckwith • 1958: Mithen • 1959: Mithen • 1960: Dixon • 1961: Barassi • 1962: Mann • 1963: Mann • 1964: Barassi • 1965: Townsend • 1966: Leahy • 1967: Mann • 1968: Groom • 1969: Townsend • 1970: Davis • 1971: Wells • 1972: Alves • 1973: Ditterich • 1974: Alves • 1975: Fowler • 1976: Wells • 1977: Flower • 1978: Baker • 1979: Fowler • 1980: Fowler • 1981: S. Smith • 1982: Icke • 1983: Johnson • 1984: Gerard Healy • 1985: Hughes • 1986: Greg Healy • 1987: Stretch • 1988: O'Dwyer • 1989: Johnson • 1990: Lyon • 1991: Stynes • 1992: Lovett • 1993: Viney • 1994: Lyon • 1995: Stynes • 1996: Stynes • 1997: Stynes • 1998: Viney • 1999: Schwarz • 2000: Woewodin • 2001: Yze • 2002: Neitz • 2003: Robertson • 2004: White • 2005: Johnstone • 2006: McDonald • 2007: McDonald • 2008: Bruce • 2009: Davey • 2010: Green • 2011: MoloneyCategories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Adelaide Football Club players
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Port Adelaide Magpies players
- South Australian State of Origin players
- Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal winners
- All-Australians
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