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Key Facts

Full name
Emmett Dunne

Known as
Emmett Dunne

Born
11 June 1956 (age 67)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 304d
Last game: 28y 356d

Height and weight
Height: 197 cm
Weight: 99 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Footscray

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 36, 5
Footscray: 4, 16

Recruited from
Mount Waverley Catholics (1976); Richmond (1984)

Emmett Dunne

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
RichmondV/AFL1976-1983115560.4960%8.474.043.9411
FootscrayV/AFL1984-19851470.5050%6.861.713.500
V/AFL1976-1985129630.4959%8.293.793.8911
Total1976-1985129630.4959%8.293.793.8911

AFL: 8,809th player to appear, 1,711th most games played, 1,694th most goals kickedRichmond: 775th player to appear, 124th most games played, 131st most goals kickedFootscray: 745th player to appear, 573rd most games played, 444th most goals kicked

Of gargantuan build at 197cm and 99kg, Emmett Dunne was an immensely powerful but surprisingly mobile footballer who enjoyed a decade at the game's elite level. He arrived at Richmond from Mt Waverley and made the first of an eventual 115 appearances (booting 56 goals) for the club in 1976. Known as 'Plod' because of his off-field occupation as a policeman, he played the majority of his games as a ruckman, but was sufficiently flexible to hold down a key position when required. Exceptionally strong overhead, Dunne was at full back when the Tigers trounced Collingwood by 81 points in the 1980 Grand Final, with his direct opponent Craig Davis managing just a couple of goals for the match. In 1984 Dunne crossed to Footscray where, over the next couple of seasons, he added a final 14 VFL games and seven goals. He later coached the reserves sides of both his former league clubs.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

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