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Key Facts

Full name
Dean John Turner

Known as
Dean Turner

Born
6 October 1959 (age 64)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 177d
Last game: 30y 358d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
East Perth; Fitzroy; West Coast

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 14
West Coast: 10

Recruited from
East Perth (1984); Fitzroy (1987)

Dean Turner

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
East PerthWASFL1978-1983, 1987-19911431280.90
FitzroyV/AFL1984-198654190.3546%12.934.522.653
West CoastV/AFL1987-199056280.5048%10.554.502.793
WASFL1978-1983, 1987-19911431280.90
V/AFL1984-1990110470.4347%11.724.512.726
Total1978-19912531750.69

AFL: 9,492nd player to appear, 2,157th most games played, 2,150th most goals kickedFitzroy: 1,008th player to appear, 237th most games played, 241st most goals kickedWest Coast: 27th player to appear, 102nd most games played, 95th most goals kicked

Clever, quick and tidy, Dean Turner was a top quality utility who gave fine service to three league clubs during his 14-season, 253-game senior career. He began at East Perth in 1978, winning the club's fairest and best award in 1981. From 1984-6 he added 54 VFL games with Fitzroy, before dividing the remaining five seasons of his career between his original club, East Perth, for whom he ended up playing a total of 143 league games, and the West Coast Eagles (56 games). Best suited to either a wing or a free running role, Turner somewhat surprisingly was never selected to represent Western Australia at either state league or state-of-origin level.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.