David Glascott
Carlton
AFL career
173 games81 goals
- Debut
- R3 1981 v FIT11 Apr 1981
- Most recent
- R24 1991 v RCH31 Aug 1991
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Thomastown, David Glascott’s path to Princes Park was famously paved by his diehard Carlton parents, who moved the family home across the railway line from Preston specifically to ensure their sons fell within the Blues’ residential recruitment zone. The strategic relocation paid immediate dividends; bursting onto the scene as a teenager, the baby-faced wingman with the deceptively wiry frame tasted ultimate success almost instantly. He played a crucial role in Carlton’s back-to-back premierships of 1981 and 1982, where his pace and elite foot skills provided the outside class to complement the team's hard-nosed midfield brigade.
While he looked more like a choirboy than a VFL footballer, Glascott possessed plenty of courage and evolved into a versatile utility capable of damaging opponents from a half-back flank or drifting forward to snag a goal. He remained a vital fixture of the Blues’ dominant 1980s lineup, adding a third premiership medallion in 1987 to solidify his status as a quiet achiever among superstars like Kernahan and Bradley. Although a severe shoulder injury in 1989 derailed his later seasons and eventually forced his transition into reserves leadership, he retired as a three-time premiership player and was later inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Apr 1961 (age 65y 161d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 71 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Thomastown, David Glascott’s path to Princes Park was famously paved by his diehard Carlton parents, who moved the family home across the railway line from Preston specifically to ensure their sons fell within the Blues’ residential recruitment zone. The strategic relocation paid immediate dividends; bursting onto the scene as a teenager, the baby-faced wingman with the deceptively wiry frame tasted ultimate success almost instantly. He played a crucial role in Carlton’s back-to-back premierships of 1981 and 1982, where his pace and elite foot skills provided the outside class to complement the team's hard-nosed midfield brigade.
While he looked more like a choirboy than a VFL footballer, Glascott possessed plenty of courage and evolved into a versatile utility capable of damaging opponents from a half-back flank or drifting forward to snag a goal. He remained a vital fixture of the Blues’ dominant 1980s lineup, adding a third premiership medallion in 1987 to solidify his status as a quiet achiever among superstars like Kernahan and Bradley. Although a severe shoulder injury in 1989 derailed his later seasons and eventually forced his transition into reserves leadership, he retired as a three-time premiership player and was later inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame.