| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | August 17, 1973 , |
| Recruited from | East Keilor |
| Height and weight | 179 cm / 92 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1992, Essendon vs. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. , at |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1992-98)
Brisbane Lions (1999)
Kangaroos (2000)
Total - 114 Games, 70 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2000 season | |
| Career highlights | |
David Calthorpe (born August 17, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, the Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos in the AFL. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest
Calthorpe was an on-baller and in his first ever State of Origin game for Victoria won the E. J. Whitten Medal. The EJ Whitten Medal is awarded to the best Victorian player in a VFL/AFL State of Origin football match For the Bombers he played 92 games from his debut in 1992, winning a premiership medal in his second season. He was picked up by Brisbane at pick one in the 1999 Pre-Season Draft but only played 9 games for the club before moving to the Kangaroos in 2000 for what turned out to be his final season of football.