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Key Facts

Full name
David Bland

Known as
Dave Bland

Born
10 November 1929

Died
9 March 2013 (aged 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 232d
Last game: 25y 227d

Height and weight
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 98 kg

Senior clubs
St. Kilda; South Adelaide; Norwood

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 19

Recruited from
St. Kilda (1956); South Adelaide (1962)

Dave Bland

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
St. KildaV/AFL1951-195536250.6911%———8
South AdelaideSANFL1956-195712———————
NorwoodSANFL1962231.50—————
V/AFL1951-195536250.6911%———8
SANFL1956-1957, 19621430.21—————
Total1951-1957, 196250280.56—————

AFL: 6,132nd player to appear, 5,078th most games played, 3,288th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 943rd player to appear, 402nd most games played, 258th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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