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David Thorpe (born 30 May 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Richmond in the VFL.A centreman Thorpe played with Footscray from 1965 to 1973. He won the Charles Sutton Medal for the club’s best and fairest player in 1968 and 1972. Thorpe missed out on the award in 1969 despite polling well in the Brownlow Medal finishing the count in 6th position. From that season until 1972 he represented Victoria at interstate football.