Sean Denham
Personal information
Full name Sean Denham
Date of birth (1969-04-29) 29 April 1969 (age 54)
Original team(s) Melton South (RDFL)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1987–1991 Geelong 044 (21)
1992–2000 Essendon 142 (44)
Total 186 (65)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
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

[7]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
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

  1. ^ a b Connolly, Rohan (5 April 1997). "Why Diesel fumes". The Sunday Age.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Hanlon, Peter (28 July 2002). "Up close and personal". The Sunday Age.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Andrew (1 May 2012). "Taggers stained by dirty work". The Courier-Mail.
  6. ^ Denham, Greg (3 October 1997). "Eagle Sumich set to join Dockers". The Age.
  7. ^ Sean Denham's player profile at AFL Tables

Further reading

External links

Essendon Football Club 1993 AFL premiers
Crichton Medal · Essendon Football Club best and fairest winners
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