Past John Hutton (1992)

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Pick 1 in the 1991 draft

Born: 28th May 1966
Height: 185cm
Weight: 86kgs
Position: Full forward

 

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Hutton was already 25 when the Brisbane Bears opted to take the West Australian with the No.1 pick in 1991. Hutton had kicked a stack of goals for Claremont in the WAFL, but at just 185cm he didn't have the stature to really impose himself at AFL level. He was crafty around goals, but in an era when Ablett, Lockett and Dunstall were the kings of the goal square, Hutton wasn't in that class. The very best was never seen of the lively forward , who played for three different clubs across four years.

Hutton booted bags of eight goals on three occasions - twice for the Bears and once for Fremantle. The day after he booted 8.5 in Freo's home win over the Swans, one West Australian newspaper ran the headline 'Dockers' Ablett'. His performance failed to impress the men in white, however, who didn't recognise him on Brownlow night, while his career was over at the end of that 1995 season.

 

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Probably most famous for booting 8 of the Bears' 11 goals the day Geelong kicked the record score.

 

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Draft busts: No.1 picks
Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 6:52 AM
BigPond Sport
By Michael Rogers

The helmeted full-forward was coming off a 100-goal season for WAFL side Claremont when the Brisbane Bears picked him with the prestigious No.1 selection. However, both the 25-year-old Hutton and the Bears quickly discovered why 185cm spearheads have been few and far between at the highest level.

His best performance for the Bears came in round seven against Geelong when he booted eight goals in a fine individual display. Unfortunately for Brisbane, Hutton's tally was surpassed by Gary Ablett's nine goals at the other end as the Cats racked up a VFL/AFL record score of 239. He repeated his eight-goal haul in a 10-goal win against Sydney and finished with a season tally of 43 from 18 games.

He moved to the Swans in 1993, where he managed just five games before returning to the WAFL in 1994. Fremantle offered Hutton a third shot at the big time in 1995 but apart from another eight-goal haul against Sydney in round six, he struggled to have an impact. Errant kicking didn't help and his VFL/AFL career ended when the Dockers delisted him at the end of their first season.

 

[Haso]

AFL draft hits and misses
November 05, 2012
Ben Hocking

John Hutton (No.1, 1991). Hutton was already 25 when the Brisbane Bears opted to take him with their first pick based on his performances in the WAFL, something that would be unheard of these days when drafting is a more exact science. He was crafty around goals but, at 185cm, didn't have the size to assert himself in the goalsquare at AFL level and was moved on after playing just 18 games. Shane Crawford was taken at pick 13.