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Dean Kemp

Not to be confused with Denan Kemp.

Dean Phillip Kemp (born 17 February 1969 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Dean Kemp
Personal information
Full name Dean Phillip Kemp
Date of birth (1969-02-17) 17 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Original team(s) Railways Football Club, Subiaco (WAFL)
Debut Round 1, 1990, West Coast vs. Collingwood, at Subiaco
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–2001 West Coast Eagles 243 (117)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Recruited from Subiaco in the Western Australian Football League, Kemp made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 1990 AFL season in a 46-point win at Subiaco Oval against eventual premiers Collingwood. He played 23 games (including all four finals) and won West Coast's Rookie of the Year Award.

In 1992 he played in West Coast's Premiership team and earned All-Australian selection as well as West Coast's best and fairest award. In 1994 he played in the side's second premiership team and won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground.

He was selected in the 1996 Team of the Decade and the 2006 Team 20 for the Eagles.[1] In 2001 he was made co-captain with Ben Cousins, but retired later that season. Kemp suffered numerous concussions during his career, including one resulting from a savage hit from Mark Ricciuto, and his career was ultimately shortened somewhat by the effects of these numerous concussions.

Kemp was an outstanding midfielder who surprisingly never polled well in the Brownlow Medal count, polling only 53 career votes, with a season best of 13 in 2000. A reason put forward for this is that Kemp was not a flashy ball carrier type player. Rather, on gaining possession of the ball, would quickly and effectively dispose of it to a teammate.

He was also particularly good playing in the wet, rarely fumbling the greasy ball. He enjoyed a successful career after he was drafted at number 117 in the 1989 draft. The lateness of his selection in the draft is frequently highlighted to argue that late draft picks can still prove themselves to be star players.

Kemp was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2007[2] and the Western Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1990 West Coast 33 23 4 4 262 179 441 75 46 0.2 0.2 11.4 7.8 19.2 3.3 2.0 0
1991 West Coast 2 23 12 9 259 170 429 61 46 0.5 0.4 11.3 7.4 18.7 2.7 2.0 3
1992# West Coast 2 25 14 12 380 163 543 70 74 0.6 0.5 15.2 6.5 21.7 2.8 3.0 7
1993 West Coast 2 17 9 5 248 108 356 56 63 0.5 0.3 14.6 6.4 20.9 3.3 3.7 0
1994# West Coast 2 22 19 14 304 163 467 80 44 0.9 0.6 13.8 7.4 21.2 3.6 2.0 5
1995 West Coast 2 23 16 10 267 196 463 74 69 0.7 0.4 11.6 8.5 20.1 3.2 3.0 3
1996 West Coast 2 21 12 12 274 168 442 73 70 0.6 0.6 13.0 8.0 21.0 3.5 3.3 8
1997 West Coast 2 22 13 7 296 192 488 69 63 0.6 0.3 13.5 8.7 22.2 3.1 2.9 7
1998 West Coast 2 17 6 6 200 142 342 40 40 0.4 0.4 11.8 8.4 20.1 2.4 2.4 5
1999 West Coast 2 22 6 7 235 120 355 72 50 0.3 0.3 10.7 5.5 16.1 3.3 2.3 2
2000 West Coast 2 20 4 4 297 188 485 78 56 0.2 0.2 14.9 9.4 24.3 3.9 2.8 13
2001 West Coast 2 8 2 1 60 30 90 15 9 0.3 0.1 7.5 3.8 11.3 1.9 1.1 0
Career 243 117 91 3082 1819 4901 763 630 0.5 0.4 12.7 7.5 20.2 3.1 2.6 53

Honours and achievements

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Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ West Coast unveil anniversary team
  2. ^ "Smith recognised as a legend". 20 July 2007.
  3. ^ WA football recognises latest heroes
  4. ^ Dean Kemp's player profile at AFL Tables
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