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Sean Dempster

St Kilda and Sydney

AFL career

222 games21 goals

Debut
R3 2005 v BRL9 Apr 2005
Most recent
R23 2016 v BRL28 Aug 2016

Stats

2016
STK
19
7.8
5.7
13.5
5.7
0.4
0.7
1.4
0.1
0.0
56
66
2015
STK
21
11.3
6.4
17.7
7.0
0.7
1.0
1.7
0.0
0.0
72
79
2014
STK
22
11.6
5.0
16.6
6.2
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.1
0.1
68
78
2013
STK
19
10.5
5.4
15.9
5.9
0.4
0.7
1.8
0.1
0.0
66
71
2012
STK
22
12.7
5.2
17.9
7.0
0.5
0.6
2.0
0.0
0.1
76
87
2011
STK
23
7.9
6.1
14.0
4.0
0.5
0.8
3.2
0.1
0.3
59
64
2010
STK
14
6.5
5.9
12.4
5.2
0.5
0.8
3.5
0.1
0.1
60
59
2009
STK
9
6.1
4.8
10.9
4.1
0.4
1.0
3.6
0.3
0.4
54
46
2008
STK
19
6.9
5.4
12.3
3.8
0.6
0.9
2.7
0.2
0.1
53
58
2007
SYD
14
6.5
4.3
10.8
3.7
0.5
0.8
2.0
0.2
0.3
47
52
2006
SYD
18
4.6
2.2
6.7
2.3
0.4
0.7
2.6
0.3
0.1
35
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2005
SYD
22
4.1
2.6
6.7
1.9
0.1
0.6
2.5
0.0
0.0
32
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League
Season
BRL
ES
R23
5
8
13
5
0
0
0
2
0.0
54
80
RCH
MCG
R22
14
4
18
7
1
1
0
3
0.0
81
106
SYD
ES
R21
10
4
14
8
2
1
0
1
1.0
71
58
CAR
MCG
R20
10
5
15
12
0
0
0
1
0.0
80
80
NTH
ES
R19
6
4
10
4
1
1
0
1
0.0
40
57
WBD
ES
R18
12
11
23
10
1
0
0
2
0.0
97
129
MEL
ES
R17
11
3
14
6
0
3
0
0
0.0
48
58
ESS
ES
R16
2
6
8
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
21
24
ADE
AO
R11
4
3
7
3
0
1
0
0
0.0
24
22
FRE
ES
R10
9
5
14
7
0
0
0
1
0.0
62
57
ESS
ES
R9
8
6
14
4
0
0
0
1
0.0
52
74
WCE
DS
R8
6
11
17
4
0
1
0
2
0.0
57
80
NTH
ES
R7
7
5
12
7
0
1
0
4
0.0
65
74
MEL
ES
R6
3
6
9
4
0
1
0
3
0.0
42
46
GWS
ES
R5
6
8
14
3
1
0
0
0
0.0
44
71
HAW
AS
R4
14
4
18
9
0
2
0
2
0.0
79
80
COL
MCG
R3
10
6
16
6
1
1
0
1
0.0
62
70
WBD
ES
R2
5
8
13
5
0
1
0
1
0.0
47
47
PAD
AO
R1
6
2
8
4
0
0
0
2
0.0
42
32

Profile

Born
20 Jan 1984 (age 42y 276d)
Height
191 cm
Weight
87 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership2005
  • All-Australian2012
  • St Kilda B&F
    3rd
    2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
    Top 10
    2013, 2016

Family

Bio

1 revision

Recruited from the Gippsland Power with pick 34 in the 2002 National Draft, Sean Dempster began his career at the Sydney Swans where his father, Graham, had previously played. A disciplined and quiet achiever, he quickly cemented a spot in the senior side, featuring in Sydney's historic 2005 premiership victory and the 2006 Grand Final loss. Despite this early team success, he was traded to St Kilda following the 2007 season alongside Adam Schneider in exchange for pick 26, a move orchestrated by former Swans assistant Ross Lyon that is widely regarded as one of the most astute trades in St Kilda's history.

At Moorabbin, Dempster evolved from a role player into one of the league's most reliable defenders, characterised by his elite fitness, courage, and ability to play on opponents of varying sizes. He became a central figure in the Saints' stingy defensive unit, playing in another three Grand Finals across 2009 and 2010 to become a rare five-time Grand Finalist. His individual standing peaked in 2012 when he earned All-Australian honours and finished third in the Trevor Barker Award, recognised for his prowess as an intercept mark and his disciplined spoiling. A revered leader who eventually joined the club's leadership group, Dempster retired early in the 2017 season due to ongoing concussion concerns, departing as a highly respected clubman who maximized every ounce of his potential.

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