Denis Banks
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Dennis Banks is a former Australian rules football
er who played for the Collingwood Football Club
in the VFL/AFL
.
Banks was from East Reservoir and played as a Centre Half Forward, but injuries prevented him from developing into a key position player. He made his debut in 1979 and played in the losing Grand Final side for the Magpies
. In 1984 he won a spot in the VFL's Team of the Year.
Banks was nearing the end of his career in 1990, but played anotherseason and he won a premiership medal in the drought-breaking Grand Final for Collingwood
. He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success. Banks was inducted in to the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2007.
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 for the Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Banks was from East Reservoir and played as a Centre Half Forward, but injuries prevented him from developing into a key position player. He made his debut in 1979 and played in the losing Grand Final side for the Magpies
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
. In 1984 he won a spot in the VFL's Team of the Year.
Banks was nearing the end of his career in 1990, but played anotherseason and he won a premiership medal in the drought-breaking Grand Final for Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
. He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success. Banks was inducted in to the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2007.