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Don Whitten (born 16 September 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Whitten, who played for Footscray in the Under 19s, joined his brother Ted in the senior team in 1956. He played 24 games over three seasons with Footscray, often as a centreman, then in 1959 joined Western District Football League club Casterton as coach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Don Whitten )〕〔''Casterton News'', ("Whitten Returns" ), 30 July 2013, Ian Lewis〕 He coached Casterton to a premiership in 1960, but was then replaced in the role by two time Essendon best and fairest winner Reg Burgess.〔〔''The Age'', ("A lift for the Cats" ), 10 June 2012, Adam McNicol〕 Instead, Whitten played for Yarraville in 1961 and was a member of their premiership side that year.〔〔''The Age'', ("Don Whitten" ), 10 April 1961, p. 9〕 He captained the club in 1963, a year in which he finished second in the J. J. Liston Trophy, to teammate Ron Clegg.〔''The Age'', ("Yarraville Players Dominate Liston Voting - Clegg Wins" ), 30 August 1963, p. 1〕 From 1964 to 1968, Whitten was coach of Tocumwal in the Murray Football League.〔''The Age'', ("Whitten's fitness key to result" ), 2 September 1966, p. 12〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=TFC Honour Roll )〕 During his tenure, Tocumwal made three consecutive grand finals and won the premiership in 1967.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Tocumwal ) (PDF)〕 ==References== 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 Whitten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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