Dean Dugdale

Dean Dugdale
Personal information
Full name Dean Dugdale
Date of birth (1963-01-11) 11 January 1963 (age 61)
Original team(s) Doncaster Heights
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981–1985 North Melbourne 30 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Dugdale (born 11 January 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A recruit from Doncaster Heights, Dugdale first broke into the North Melbourne team as an 18-year-old late in the 1981 VFL season.[1][2] His brother, Glenn Dugdale, also played with him at North Melbourne.[3] Two teammates, David Dench and Ken Montgomery, had early in their career played with John Dugdale, the father of Dean and Glenn.[4][5]

Dugdale played with North Melbourne for five seasons, for 30 league appearances.[2] He was in the North Melbourne side which lost to the Swans in the final of the 1982 Escort Championships.[6]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ a b "Dean Dugdale - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ Hillier, K. (2004). Like Father Like Son. Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
  4. ^ "1981 Stats - Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ^ AFL Record (Round 7, 2010 ed.). Australian Football League. May 2010.
  6. ^ Coward, Mike (21 July 1982). "Swans win night flag". The Age. p. 28. Retrieved 21 February 2015.