Derek Cowen
North Melbourne
AFL career
30 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1960 v MEL18 Apr 1960
- Most recent
- R10 1962 v FSC30 June 1962
Stats
Bio
Recruited from West Coburg, Derek Cowen was a ruckman who made an immediate impact upon arriving at Arden Street. Standing 185cm—a solid height for a follower in that era—he played 17 of a possible 18 games in his debut 1960 season, looking set for a long tenure in the royal blue and white. However, persistent injuries derailed his progress over the next two years, restricting him to just 13 more appearances before his VFL career concluded. Cowen subsequently forged a distinguished reputation in country football, captain-coaching Castlemaine to the 1966 Bendigo Football League premiership and winning back-to-back Michelsen Medals as the competition's best and fairest player.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Apr 1939 (age 87y 184d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from West Coburg, Derek Cowen was a ruckman who made an immediate impact upon arriving at Arden Street. Standing 185cm—a solid height for a follower in that era—he played 17 of a possible 18 games in his debut 1960 season, looking set for a long tenure in the royal blue and white. However, persistent injuries derailed his progress over the next two years, restricting him to just 13 more appearances before his VFL career concluded. Cowen subsequently forged a distinguished reputation in country football, captain-coaching Castlemaine to the 1966 Bendigo Football League premiership and winning back-to-back Michelsen Medals as the competition's best and fairest player.