"Total"

/ coachclubs =

/ coachgames(wins) = 94 (57–37–0)120 (79–40–1)69 (30–39–0)235 (140–94–1)"518 (306–210–2)"

/ statsend = 1974

/ pcupdate =

/ repstatsend =

/ coachstatsend = 2000

/ careerhighlights =

* Peter Crimmins Medal/best and fairest 1965

* captain 1969–73

* premiership side 1971 VFL Grand Final/1971

* captain 1975

* premiership coach 1978 VFL Grand Final/1978

* premiership coach 1981 VFL Grand Final/1981, 1982 VFL Grand Final/1982, 1995 AFL Grand Final/1995

* All-Australian team/All-Australian coach 1995

}}

"David Alex Parkin", Order of Australia/OAM (born 12 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer and four-time premiership coach.

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He's a terrific young bloke, but he might suffer the consequences of his father's white-line fever.

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He's had a horrific run with injury, and now he's missing more games. I don't know whether that's too smart in your developmental years.

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The coach is pretty confident about where he sits and what he needs to do. I heard a presentation he made recently about the club's future. It was very impressive. He's got a fantastic plan and he'll stick with it.

150

Unless they change the rules, he won't be playing much footy at all.

143

That is very sad for a kid who needs to be playing footy.

128

Another instance, whether in six months or two years, will only reinforce what's already happened.

124

He has shown enormous personal attributes and the professional competence which is needed to do the job well, so I think he would be an outstanding choice if they can convince him to do the job. But he either wants to do the job or not and I don't think you can force people to go down that road.

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