Australian rules footballer
| Denis Banks | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Denis Banks | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-06-16) 16 June 1959 (age 65) | ||
| Original team(s) | East Reservoir | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1979–1991 | Collingwood | 166 (111) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Denis Banks (born 16 June 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer 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 another season and won a premiership medal in the drought-breaking Grand Final for Collingwood. He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success. Banks was inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2007.
External links
- Denis Banks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Denis Banks at AustralianFootball.com
| Collingwood Football Club 1990 AFL premiers | |
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| Collingwood 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 5.11 (41), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Matthews |
| Alex Jesaulenko Medal · Mark of the Year | |
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| 1984 VFL Team of the Year | |
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| ← 1983 1986 → | |