Dean Rice is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL/AFL. His uncle Colin

Colin Rice

Colin Rice is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL.Rice made his debut for Geelong in 1957 and was capable of playing in both the back pocket and as a rover. He won the Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player in 1959 and captained the club for...

 captained Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

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Rice started his career in 1987 at St Kilda after being recruited from Salesian College / Longwood. Plagued by injuries, he underwent two knee reconstructions at St Kilda. He was delisted by St Kilda and chosen as pick 19 by Carlton in the 1994 Pre-Season Draft, injuring his knee in his first game at Carlton and again requiring a reconstruction.