Denis Marshall (footballer)

For the Costa Rican footballer, see Dennis Marshall (footballer).

Deniston "Denis" Marshall (born 17 October 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Marshall was a dashing centre/half back flanker who debuted at age seventeen with Western Australian club Claremont in 1958. He represented his State in that first year. He went on to represent Western Australia 14 times during his career — and represented Victoria a further eight times in interstate matches. Marshall won four best and fairest awards with Claremont and was runner up in the 1962 Sandover Medal award for the fairest and best player in the WANFL.

When recruited to Victorian side Geelong in 1964 he burst on to the League scene as a readymade star. Marshall’s stay in Victoria would be brief. He played just 85 games from 1964 to 1968 but won the Cats' best-and-fairest in 1966 and was second in the Brownlow Medal in 1968 before returning to Perth at the age of 27.[1]

He was selected in the All-Australian Team following the 1966 Hobart Carnival.

In 2004 Marshall was inducted into both the WA Football Hall of Fame and the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Career highlights

Playing career

• Games: 259
  • Claremont 1958 - 1963, 1969 - 1972 175 games
  • Geelong 1964 - 1968 84 games 25 goals

Player honours:

• Runner up Sandover Medal 1962
• Runner up Brownlow Medal 1968
• Geelong Best & Fairest 1966
• Claremont Best & Fairest 1959, 1961, 1963, 1970
• All Australian 1966
• Represented Western Australia 14 games
• Represented Victoria 8 games

Coaching record:

• Claremont 1969 - 1971 (64 games, 28 wins, 35 losses, 1 draw)

References

• Full Points Footy Bio
• AFL Hall of Fame

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