Tony Pastore (born 16 April 1966) is a former

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

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in the

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(VFL). Pastore played his only senior game for Richmond in round six of the

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, in a loss to

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at the MCG. He went on to become one of the leading players in the

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(VFA), playing with Williamstown. In 1986 he won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal for his performance at full-back in the VFA grand final and was also a member of Williamstown's famous 1990, come from behind, premiership win. He was club captain in his final two seasons, 1996 and 1997. In 2003, Pastore was named on the interchange bench in the official Williamstown "Team of the Century".

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pastore, Tony 1966 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Living people