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Dean Dugdale

North Melbourne

AFL career

30 games12 goals

Debut
R15 1981 v HAW4 July 1981
Most recent
R1 1985 v COL29 Mar 1985

Stats

1985
NTH
1
2.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1984
NTH
9
6.0
4.2
10.2
1.7
1.1
1.4
0.1
0.2
1983
NTH
2
4.0
1.5
5.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
1982
NTH
13
5.1
3.0
8.1
1.5
0.9
1.2
0.7
0.5
1981
NTH
5
8.6
4.8
13.4
2.0
1.8
1.2
0.4
1.0
League
Season
COL
MCG
R1
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
0.0

Profile

Born
11 Jan 1963 (age 63y 283d)
Height
178 cm
Weight
80 kg

Teams

Family

Dean Dugdale arrived at Arden Street with a heavy weight of expectation as the son of North Melbourne legend and Team of the Century member John Dugdale. Recruited from Doncaster Heights, the generic utility joined his brother Glenn at the club and made his senior debut as an 18-year-old late in the 1981 season. While he showed promise and featured in the Kangaroos' side that reached the 1982 night series Grand Final, he struggled to command a regular spot in the senior lineup over five years. He eventually transferred to Richmond for the 1987 season but failed to break into the Tigers' senior team, ending his VFL career with 30 games.