Murray Rance
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Murray Rance is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Footscray
and West Coast
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the late 1980s.
He was a key position player and started his career at Swan Districts
with whom he won three consecutive premierships starting in 1982. After representing Western Australia
at the interstate championships, Rance was recruited to Footscray
and spent two seasons at the club. In 1988 he returned to his home state and signed up with West Coast and captained them in 1989.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and West Coast
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the late 1980s.
He was a key position player and started his career at Swan Districts
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
with whom he won three consecutive premierships starting in 1982. After representing Western Australia
Western Australia Australian rules football team
The Sandgropers is the representative side of Western Australia in the sport of Australian rules football. The team is currently the representative team of the West Australian Football League and West Australian under-age footballers.-History:...
at the interstate championships, Rance was recruited to Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and spent two seasons at the club. In 1988 he returned to his home state and signed up with West Coast and captained them in 1989.