Dean Wallis

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Dean Wallis
Personal information
Full name Dean Wallis
Date of birth (1969-08-27) 27 August 1969 (age 53)
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1987–2001 Essendon 127 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Wallis (born 27 August 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club of the AFL.

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Originally from Nhill, due to his physical style of play Wallis became known as one of the AFL's toughest players. He won premierships with the club in 1993 and 2000, and played 127 VFL/AFL games in his 14 seasons with the Bombers.

After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach. In 2002 and 2003, Wallis was an assistant coach to Grant Thomas at St.Kilda before again returning to Windy Hill to take up an assistant coaching role. He left the club after Matthew Knights was appointed as senior coach in 2008, [1] and he moved to the Fremantle Football Club as an assistant coach. At the conclusion of the 2010 AFL season, he returned to Essendon as a development coach, following Knights' replacement as senior coach by James Hird. [2]

In 2011, Wallis was suspended from coaching for 14 games and fined $7500 by the AFL for betting on league games in violation of anti-gambling rules. [3] In 2015, Dean took up the senior coaching role of Essendon Doutta Stars in the EDFL and was a premiership coach in his first year at the helm. In 2016, Wallis continued as senior coach at Essendon Doutta Stars.

His son, Tom, was drafted by Essendon in the 2016 rookie draft under the father–son rule. [4]

Playing statistics

[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1987 Essendon 211120763811421310.20.06.93.510.41.92.8
1988 Essendon 211393813011129230.70.26.22.38.52.21.8
1989 Essendon 21926673810527140.20.77.44.211.73.01.6
1990 Essendon 210——————————————
1991 Essendon 2171142337514150.10.16.04.710.72.02.1
1992 Essendon 2112611783411248200.50.96.52.89.34.01.7
1993† Essendon 218274521662780.30.95.62.68.33.41.0
1994 Essendon 21111415221.01.04.01.05.02.02.0
1995 Essendon 21200437100.00.02.01.53.50.50.0
1996 Essendon 211263554610133250.50.34.63.88.42.82.1
1997 Essendon 2111016326892770.00.15.72.48.12.50.6
1998 Essendon 21100303100.00.03.00.03.01.00.0
1999 Essendon 21231041197819752340.40.25.23.48.62.31.5
2000† Essendon 211631795713654180.20.14.93.68.53.41.1
2001 Essendon 21100000010.00.00.00.00.00.01.0
Career127423871640511213361980.30.35.63.28.82.61.6

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References

  1. ↑ Matthews, B. (4 October 2007). "Knights cleans out assistants Gary Ayres, Dean Wallis". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Wallis appointed as Development Coach". Official AFL Website of the Essendon Football Club. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  3. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald (2011). Bets, lies cost Wallis 14 weeks. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Michell, Tim (27 November 2015). "Calder Cannons midfielder Tom Wallis heads to Essendon as father-son rookie pick". Moreland Leader.
  5. ↑ Dean Wallis' player profile at AFL Tables
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