Warren Dean (born 9 March 1964) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the late 1980s. A forward from Subiaco, Dean played 19 games with Melbourne in 1987. He featured prominently in the Elimination Final win over North Melbourne with three goals and four behinds. Dean also appeared in Melbourne's losing Preliminary Final team which missed out on the premiership decider when

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gave away a free kick in the dying seconds. At times inaccurate in front of goals, he kicked six behinds for no goals in a game against Sydney the following season. He was a Western Australian State of Origin representative and played in the

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. Dean was traded to West Coast in the 1990 Preseason Draft but could not break into their seniors.

References

Bibliography

*Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Warren 1964 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Subiaco Football Club players Western Australian State of Origin players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia