David Low (6 April 1887 – 4 August 1916) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with West Torrens in the South Australian Football League (SAFL). Originally from

Broken Hill Broken Hill is a city in the Far West (New South Wales), far west region of outback New South Wales, Australia. An inland mining city, it is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Hi ...

, Low was a defender and debuted for West Torrens in 1910. He finished second in the 1911

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willi ...

count and won the Medal the following season, becoming the first specialist defender to ever win it as well as the first from West Torrens. He was also Club Champion that season. During his career he was a regular South Australian interstate representative. Low enlisted in the army in 1915 and went on to serve in Africa and Europe. He died in London on 4 August 1916 after being badly wounded in action.

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Roll of Honour: David LowNational Archives of Australia: David Low
1887 births 1916 deaths West Torrens Football Club players Magarey Medal winners Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Australian military personnel killed in World War I North Broken Hill Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1887-stub