Russell Merriman is a former Australian rules football

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 Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL) during the early 1990s.

Merriman, a rover, came to Geelong from St Kilda's reserves side but played his earliest football at Redan. He kicked 19 goals in his debut season and participated in the 1992 AFL Grand Final

1992 AFL Grand Final

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, after helping Geelong win the Preliminary Final against Footscray with four goals.