Grant Dorrington
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| Grant Dorrington | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Grant Stephen Dorrington | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1948 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–72 | East Perth | 45 (111) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1980–81 | East Perth | ||
Grant Stephen Dorrington OAM BEM (born 15 April 1948) is an Australian rules football administrator who is a former player and coach.
Dorrington played 45 matches for East Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) between 1967 and 1972.[1][2]
Dorrington's premature retirement came after doctors advised him to stop playing after a series of knocks to the head in early 1972.[3]
Coaching and administration career
Dorrington joined the coaching ranks in the late 1970s and was assistant to Barry Cable when East Perth won the 1978 WANFL Grand Final.[3]
In 1980, Dorrington was appointed head coach of East Perth, serving two seasons.[3] Dorrington returned to coaching in 1985 when he was coach of the Western Australian team at the Teal Cup.[3]
He joined the West Australian Football Commission and has at various times been the Director of Football, General Manager of the Football Development Trust and of the West Australian Football League and Director of Pathways and Competition.[4]
