Kevin Delmenico is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Delmenico played his early football with Castlemaine

Castlemaine Football Club

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 before spending five seasons beside club great Ted Whitten

Ted Whitten

Edward James "EJ" Whitten was an Australian rules football player and media personality. He played a then-record 321 Victorian Football League games for the Footscray Football Club between 1951 and 1970...

 at Footscray. A defender, he kicked the only goal of his career against Geelong in 1966, his debut season.

He then turned to coaching and was in charge of Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Tigers Football Club

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 from 1976 to 1980, during which time he coached the ACT at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival

1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival

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.