Dean Turner (footballer)

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Dean Turner
Personal information
Full name Dean Turner
Date of birth (1959-10-06) 6 October 1959 (age 65)
Original team(s) East Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 9, 1981 interstate draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1978–1991 East Perth 143 (128)
1984–1986 Fitzroy 54 (19)
1987–1990 West Coast 56 (28)
Total243 (175)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Turner (born 6 October 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Turner came to East Perth from the Boyanup Capel Dardanup Football Club in rural Western Australia (now the Eaton Boomers). He made his Western Australian National Football League (WAFL) debut in 1978 and won the F. D. Book Medal as East Perth's 'Best and Fairest' player in 1981.

Fitzroy acquired his services in 1984 and he spent three seasons with the VFL club. He appeared in four finals and in 1986 had 361 disposals. A utility, he was often used on the wing. [1]

He joined the inaugural squad of the West Coast Eagles in 1987 and played 17 games that year. He retired after playing in West Coast's preliminary final loss to Essendon in 1990. During this time he also appeared for East Perth and finished with 143 WAFL games. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dean Turner". AFL Tables.
  2. ↑ "Dean Turner – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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