Grant Dorrington

Playing career Dorrington played 45 matches for in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) between 1967 and 1972.

Dorrington's premature retirement came after doctors advised him to stop playing after a series of knocks to the head in early 1972.

Coaching and administration career Dorrington joined the coaching ranks in the late 1970s and was assistant to Barry Cable when East Perth won the 1978 WANFL Grand Final.

Road safety Dorrington was the chairman of the Western Australian Road Safety Council between 1997 and 2009.

Honours In 1979 Dorrington was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the Western Australian sesquicentennial. Dorrington received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to road safety and Australian rules football in Western Australia.