Chris McDermott
| Chris McDermott OAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Bone | ||
| Born | 4 November 1963 | ||
| Original team | Glenelg (SANFL) | ||
| Draft |
No. 21, 1981 interstate draft No. 2, 1987 national draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981–1996 | Glenelg | 227 (154) | |
| 1991–1996 | Adelaide | 117 (25) | |
| 1997 | North Adelaide | 10 (0) | |
| Total | 354 (179) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 15 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1997–2000 | North Adelaide | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Club
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Christopher Stephen McDermott OAM (born 4 November 1963) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). After retirement from football, in 1996 he co-founded the Little Heroes Foundation, which raises funds to provide oncology treatment for South Australian children. Among other honours, McDermott was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2025 was the recipient of an Order of Australia Medal. He is standing as the lead candidate of Fair Go for Australia in the Legislative Council in the 2026 South Australian state election.