David Donato (footballer)

David Donato
Personal information
Full name David Donato
Date of birth (1970-09-07) 7 September 1970 (age 54)
Original team(s) Clarence[1]
Draft 3rd, 1990 AFL Draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (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.

  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