After being recruited from East Keilor he started his league career at Footscray and played three seasons for the Bulldogs .
A defender , Athorn was used mostly in the back pocket but could also play as a tagger .
After being recruited from East Keilor Athorn started Athorn 's league career at Footscray and played three seasons for the Bulldogs .
A defender , Athorn was used mostly in the back pocket but could also play as a tagger .