Dermott Brereton is regarded as one of the great players of his generation and has five winning Premierships with Hawthorn to back this up. In total, Dermott played 211 games and kicked 464 goals.

Dermott’s big break came in 1982 when he played his first senior game against North Melbourne at the MCG, and he immediately received attention by kicking five goals as full forward. Dermott grew to become one of Hawthorn’s most celebrated players and played in 8 AFL/VFL Grand Finals and 5-night Grand finals. After an illustrious career with Hawthorn Football Club, Dermott moved north to join the Sydney Swans where he acted as a leader and role model for the young team. Following a period of suspension, Dermott moved back to Melbourne where he joined Collingwood Football Club. Receiving enormous media exposure, Dermott lived up to his expectations and enjoyed a successful season with the Magpies, only just missing out on the 1995 finals.

Post retirement, Dermott was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and into the Hawthorn Team of the Century.

Dermott is now enjoying a very successful media career and is involved in television in a variety of roles. He was a regular on the Top Rating Channel 9 Thursday Footy Show and is past host of the Sunday Footy Show. He enjoyed a variety of roles on the Channel 7 Network including host of “The Game”.

Dermott has extensive involvement in radio including up to 1999 the Top Rating ‘The Grill Team’ and continues in the ‘Football Commentary Team’ on Triple M. He also writes a football column in Melbourne’s Age newspaper and Perth’s Western Australian Newspaper.