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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)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Perth | WASFL | 1978-1983, 1987-1991 | 143 | 128 | 0.90 | — | — | — | — | — |
Fitzroy | V/AFL | 1984-1986 | 54 | 19 | 0.35 | 46% | 12.93 | 4.52 | 2.65 | 3 |
West Coast | V/AFL | 1987-1990 | 56 | 28 | 0.50 | 48% | 10.55 | 4.50 | 2.79 | 3 |
WASFL | 1978-1983, 1987-1991 | 143 | 128 | 0.90 | — | — | — | — | — | |
V/AFL | 1984-1990 | 110 | 47 | 0.43 | 47% | 11.72 | 4.51 | 2.72 | 6 | |
Total | 1978-1991 | 253 | 175 | 0.69 | — | — | — | — | — |
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