Sean Denham
Sean Denham | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sean Denham | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1969 | ||
Original team(s) | Melton South (RDFL) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1987–1991 | Geelong | 44 (21) | |
1992–2000 | Essendon | 142 (44) | |
Total | 186 (65) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Sean Denham (born 29 April 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer.
Recruited from Melton South, Denham was an unheralded rover, who came to Essendon from Geelong[1] in a swap that saw ruckman John Barnes sent the other way following the 1991 season.[2] His style of play as a tagging run-with player, typified during the 1990s the changing face of the modern game.[3] Despite having a small stature, Denham's tough approach and ability to verbally rile his opponent, coupled with his tagging role sparked a massive on-field rivalry with fiery Carlton rover Greg Williams during the 1990s.[1][3][4] Popular football commentator Rex Hunt once described Denham as "The Brush" or "Dunny brush Denham" during his radio broadcasts.[5]
After a spate of poor form and injuries after the club's successful 2000 season, aged 31 he decided to retire. He and Barnes played alongside each other during that premiership season. During his 132 games for the Bombers, he played a fundamental role in the 1993 premiership side and was the club's best and fairest, winning the 1997 Crichton Medal after being runner up in 1994.[6]
Statistics
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1987 | Geelong | 58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
1988 | Geelong | 18 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 287 | 228 | 515 | 86 | 58 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 23.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0 |
1989 | Geelong | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 33 | 100 | 15 | 14 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0 |
1990 | Geelong | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 83 | 160 | 11 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
1991 | Geelong | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 5 | 9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0 |
1992 | Essendon | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 68 | 138 | 15 | 21 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
1993† | Essendon | 38 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 244 | 180 | 424 | 46 | 57 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 19.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2 |
1994 | Essendon | 38 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 275 | 209 | 484 | 75 | 65 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 24.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 9 |
1995 | Essendon | 38 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 276 | 232 | 508 | 66 | 68 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 8 |
1996 | Essendon | 38 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 166 | 174 | 340 | 31 | 52 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3 |
1997 | Essendon | 38 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 242 | 208 | 450 | 54 | 35 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
1998 | Essendon | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 77 | 172 | 23 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0 |
1999 | Essendon | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 13 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0 |
2000 | Essendon | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 58 | 133 | 20 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0 |
Career | 186 | 65 | 81 | 1996 | 1623 | 3619 | 463 | 461 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 22 |
References
- ^ a b Connolly, Rohan (5 April 1997). "Why Diesel fumes". The Sunday Age.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 31. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ a b Hanlon, Peter (28 July 2002). "Up close and personal". The Sunday Age.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 159. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew (1 May 2012). "Taggers stained by dirty work". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ Denham, Greg (3 October 1997). "Eagle Sumich set to join Dockers". The Age.
- ^ Sean Denham's player profile at AFL Tables
Further reading
- Grapsas, James (24 May 2012). "Number 58: A premiership Bomber in Cats colours". The Footy Almanac.
External links
- Sean Denham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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