David James Rankin is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) and East Fremantle

East Fremantle Football Club

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 in the West Australian Football League

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 (WAFL).

Rankin came to Fitzroy from Colac and made six appearances for Fitzroy in the 1980 VFL season

1980 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1980.-Grand final:Richmond defeated Collingwood 23.21 to 9.24 , in front of a crowd of 113,461 people...

. One of his most productive games came against South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

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 when he had 20 disposals and kicked a goal. He didn't participate in a single win that year but Fitzroy won all three games that he played in 1981, final final season.

For the rest of the 1980s, Rankin played at East Fremantle, mostly in defense or on the wing. He was a member of East Fremantle's 1985 premiership team, playing as a wingmman in their five point grand final win over Subiaco

Subiaco Football Club

The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...

.