David Parkin
| David Parkin | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | David Alex Parkin | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1942 | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne High School | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1974 | Hawthorn | 211 (21) | |
| 1975 | Subiaco | 8 (2) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 5 (?) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1977–1980 | Hawthorn | 94 (57–37–0) | |
| 1981–1985 | Carlton | 120 (79–40–1) | |
| 1986–1988 | Fitzroy | 69 (30–39–0) | |
| 1991–2000 | Carlton | 235 (140–94–1) | |
| Total | 518 (306–210–2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2000.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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David Alex Parkin, OAM (born 12 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer and four-time premiership coach.
He attended Melbourne High School and during his time there, was the school vice-captain and captain of football.
Parkin was a tough back-pocket player who played 211 games for the Hawthorn Football Club (and kicked 21 goals) in a career spanning from 1961 to 1974. He won the Best and Fairest award for Hawthorn in 1965, and was captain of the club from 1969–1973, including Hawthorn's 1971 premiership winning side. He represented Victoria 5 times at interstate football.
Parkin went to Western Australia and captain-coached Subiaco in 1975. He was back at Hawthorn as Assistant coach to John Kennedy in 1976. Kennedy retired at the end of 1976 and Parkin was promoted to senior Coach.
Parkin was an innovative coach, first with Hawthorn (1977–1980), becoming only the second person to coach Hawthorn to a premiership in 1978. He coached Carlton in his first stint from 1981–1985, winning back to back premierships in 1981–1982. He coached Fitzroy from 1986–1988 with little success, and then returned to Carlton for another stint between 1991–2000. He was named Carlton's Coach of the Century, and is regarded by Carlton supporters as the club's greatest ever coach, during this second stint he won the 1995 premiership. He also took Carlton to the Grand Final in 1999 which they lost to North Melbourne, at the end of the 2000 season he retired as Carlton coach and handed the coaching reins to Wayne Brittain. Parkin then returned to Hawthorn as director of coaching under coach Peter Schwab.
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