Dennis Munari
Carlton and North Melbourne
AFL career
54 games21 goals
- Debut
- R8 1967 v GEE3 June 1967
- Most recent
- R17 1977 v RCH23 July 1977
Stats
1977 | NTH | 3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1976 | NTH | 4 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
1975 | NTH | 4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1974 | NTH | 2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
1970 | CAR | 10 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
1969 | CAR | 5 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1968 | CAR | 13 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1967 | CAR | 13 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Bio
Recruited from the prolific football nursery of Assumption College, Dennis "Shark" Munari was a clever rover who etched his name into history as a member of Carlton's 1968 premiership team. Starting in a forward pocket and rotating as the second rover to Adrian Gallagher, he was a skilled contributor in a formidable Blues lineup before departing Princes Park after the 1970 season. His career took a detour through Tasmania, where he captain-coached Hobart, and a stint in the VFA with Preston, before a chance reunion with former mentor Ron Barassi saw him return to the elite level with North Melbourne in 1974. Though he played a depth role during the Kangaroos' golden era, Munari remained a cherished figure in the game, later serving as a dedicated President of the Carlton Past Players Association.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Apr 1948
- Died
- 02 Feb 2023 (aged 74y 290d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1968
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the prolific football nursery of Assumption College, Dennis "Shark" Munari was a clever rover who etched his name into history as a member of Carlton's 1968 premiership team. Starting in a forward pocket and rotating as the second rover to Adrian Gallagher, he was a skilled contributor in a formidable Blues lineup before departing Princes Park after the 1970 season. His career took a detour through Tasmania, where he captain-coached Hobart, and a stint in the VFA with Preston, before a chance reunion with former mentor Ron Barassi saw him return to the elite level with North Melbourne in 1974. Though he played a depth role during the Kangaroos' golden era, Munari remained a cherished figure in the game, later serving as a dedicated President of the Carlton Past Players Association.