Dermott Brereton

Dermott Brereton played 211 senior VFL/AFL games chiefly for Hawthorn, as well as Collingwood and Sydney between 1982 and 1995, lining up most often as a forward. On 23-0, Dermott Brereton's career spans 2 decades, from the 1980s to the 1990s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Dermott Brereton at a peak of 89 out of 100, reached in the 1980s. That figure measures Dermott Brereton only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1980s forward can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Dermott Brereton include 5 premierships. Dermott Brereton also polled 27 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Dermott Brereton with a best season of 385 disposals in 1987, 464 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 8 votes in 1987. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.