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Donald Lachlan "Don" Pyke (born 5 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club. The son of Frank Pyke, who had also played senior football, Pyke was born in the United States, but his family soon returned to Australia, settling first in Perth and then in Canberra, where he played representative football and cricket for the Australian Capital Territory. Pyke was recruited by in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 1987 season, playing in a premiership in his first season and winning the club's best and fairest award in his second season. This led to his recruitment by West Coast, who selected him prior to the 1988 National Draft. Pyke spent eight seasons at the club, playing in premiership sides in both 1992 and 1994, and sharing the Club Champion Award with Glen Jakovich in 1993. He finished his AFL career with 132 games and 97 goals. After retiring from playing, Pyke was appointed Claremont's senior coach, serving for two seasons from 1999 to 2000, and also spent time as an assistant coach at and in administrative roles at West Coast, including a period on the board of directors. After Adam Simpson replaced John Worsfold as West Coast's senior coach at the end of the 2013 season, he rejoined the club as a strategy coach. Pyke was appointed senior coach of Adelaide in October 2015, replacing the deceased Phil Walsh. ==Playing career== Pyke was born to Frank Pyke and his wife, Janet, on 5 December 1968, in Bloomington, Illinois. His father, who had previously played for in the WAFL, was teaching at Illinois State University, having moved to the United States in 1966 to attend Indiana University.〔(Where are they now?: Frank Pyke ) – footygoss.com. Posted 29 April 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2011.〕 Pyke's other brothers, Stephen and James Pyke, who later played cricket for South Australia, had been born in Australia. Pyke and his family returned to Western Australia in 1972, after his father accepted a role at the University of Western Australia. The family again moved in 1977, to Canberra, where his father had accepted a role as Head of the Centre for Sports Studies at the University of Canberra. Pyke excelled at junior level at both football and cricket, playing for the Belconnen Football Club and representing the ACT cricket team at under-16 and under-19 level.〔(Other matches played by Don Pyke ) – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.〕 Pyke was recruited by the Claremont Football Club for the 1987 season, and played in the club's premiership win over . He also represented the Western Australia under-19 cricket team in two matches at the 1987–88 Australian Under-19 Championships, playing alongside future Test cricketers Brendan Julian and Alan Mullally.〔(Victoria Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s ) – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.〕 After winning Claremont's best and fairest award (the E. B. Cook Medal) in 1988, playing mainly as an attacking rover, Pyke was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with a pre-draft selection in the 1988 VFL Draft. He was one of five pre-draft selections, with the others including future premiership players Peter Sumich, Craig Turley, and Scott Watters. Making his debut in round one of the 1989 season, against at the WACA Ground, Pyke played 16 consecutive games before being dropped after a nine-possession game in round 16 against . Due to injury and poor form, he only played four games in the 1990 season, under new coach Mick Malthouse. In the round two game against , Pyke kicked three goals, a career high.〔(St Kilda v West Coast ) – AFLTables. Retrieved 30 November 2011.〕 Pyke was later developed into a player more renowned for his defensive skills. He was a member of the Eagles' Grand Final-losing side and played in both the 1992 and 1994 premiership sides. Pyke was knocked out by Gary Ablett in the early stages of the 1992 grand final, but returned to play an important role in the win. Playing mainly as a tagger, he tied with Glen Jakovich for the 1993 Club Champion Award, also earning seven Brownlow Medal votes, and was runner-up in the best and fairest to Jakovich the next year.〔(Don Pyke player profile ) – westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2011.〕 A shoulder injury forced his premature retirement from playing in 1996, although he returned to play in Claremont's 1996 premiership side. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Pyke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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