Robert Dean (footballer)
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Robert Dean is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
and South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1970s.
While at Collingwood, Dean was used as a wingman and it was in that position that he appeared in the famous 1970 VFL Grand Final
loss to Carlton. He was particularly strong in the air and a good mark so when he crossed to South Melbourne in 1976 he began playing at centre half forward. On his debut for South Melbourne, in the opening round of the 1976 season, against Geelong at Lake Oval, Dean kicked eight goals. The following round he bagged another six goals and finished the year as South Melbourne's leading goal-kicker with 37. He managed 26 goals in 1977 but in his final years was used mostly away from the goals.
Australian rules football
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er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
and South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL) during the 1970s.
While at Collingwood, Dean was used as a wingman and it was in that position that he appeared in the famous 1970 VFL Grand Final
1970 VFL Grand Final
The 1970 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1970. It was the 74th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
loss to Carlton. He was particularly strong in the air and a good mark so when he crossed to South Melbourne in 1976 he began playing at centre half forward. On his debut for South Melbourne, in the opening round of the 1976 season, against Geelong at Lake Oval, Dean kicked eight goals. The following round he bagged another six goals and finished the year as South Melbourne's leading goal-kicker with 37. He managed 26 goals in 1977 but in his final years was used mostly away from the goals.