John Hutton (footballer)
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John Hutton (born ) was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL with the Brisbane Bears and the Fremantle Football Club.
Taken as #1 pick in the 1991 AFL Draft from the Claremont Football Club in Western Australia, Hutton was touted as being a highly talented full-forward prospect fresh from having completed a West Australian Football League where he had lead the league goalkicking with 100 goals.
He is probably best remembered for his role kicking 8 goals in the Bears final game at Carrara Stadium vs Sydney Swans in Round 23, 1992 as well as for wearing a helmet during games for much of his playing career.
Despite showing signs of his potential in his best year (1992) which including several large goal hauls (besides the previously mentioned game he also kicked 8 goals against Geelong Football Club in round 7, 1992.
Hutton won the Brisbane Bears goalkicking award in 1992 but was overshadowed in an era of champion full forwards. Hutton holds the record for most goals in a game for the Brisbane Bears (8), which was equal with the efforts of Warwick Capper and Roger Merrett.
After a disastrous year in 1993 where Roger Merrett dominated at full-forward, patchy form and injury resulted in him being delisted by the Bears.
Hutton returned to the WAFL and into some form.
In 1994, Hutton's career was revived when he was selected by the Fremantle Football Club's inaugural squad as part of the zoning rule to play in their debut 1995 season.
He managed to equal his best haul of 8 goals in Round 6, 1995 vs Sydney Swans, but overall failed to impress.
Playing for only one season, Hutton was delisted at the end of 1995.
