Murray Douglas Rance (born 25 January 1962) is a former

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er who played with Footscray and West Coast in the

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(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

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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. He finished his career back at Swan Districts. His son

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also represented and later became a champion full-back at .

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* * * 1962 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Living people People from the Wheatbelt (Western Australia) Swan Districts Football Club players West Coast Eagles players Western Bulldogs players Western Australian State of Origin players Australia international rules football team players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub