Brenton Adcock
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Brenton Adcock | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brenton C. Adcock | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-06-27) 27 June 1943 (age 80) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–1974 | Sturt | 259 (6) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 20 | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Brenton C. Adcock is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.
Nuggety and rugged, Adcock earned a reputation as a dashing and reliable defender who was a key member of Sturt's five consecutive premiership wins from 1966 to 1970. His last SANFL game for Sturt was their 1974 Grand Final win to finish his career with six premierships.
At interstate level Adcock was a regular representative for South Australia, with some of his 20 state games taking place at the 1966, 1969 and 1972 carnivals. He was selected into the All-Australian team in the 1966 Hobart Carnival.
Adcock's contribution to football in South Australia was recognised when he was among the first players inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was named in the back pocket in Sturt's official 'Team of the Century'.
External links
- Profile at Australian Football
- Profile at South Australian Football Hall of Fame
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Sturt Football Club • 1966 SANFL premiers
Sturt 16.16 (112) defeated Port Adelaide 8.8 (56), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 59,417
- Malcolm Hill
- Malcolm Jones
- Roger Dunn
- Brenton Miels
- John Halbert (c)
- John Tilbrook
- Daryl Hicks
- Bob Shearman
- Trevor Clarke
- Terry Short
- Sandy Nelson
- Brian Schwarz
- Brenton Adcock
- Bruce Jarrett
- Paul Bagshaw
- Tony Clarkson
- Keith Chessell
- Roger Rigney
