Denis Banks | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Denis Banks | ||
Date of birth | (1959-06-16)16 June 1959 (age 65) | ||
Original team(s) | East Reservoir | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1979–1991 | Collingwood | 166 (111) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com |
Denis Banks (born 16 June 1959) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theCollingwood Football Club in theVFL/AFL.
Banks was from East Reservoir and played as a centre-half-forward, but injuries prevented him from developing into a key position player. He made his debut in 1979 and played in the losing Grand Final side for the Magpies. In 1984 he won a spot in the VFL's Team of the Year.
Banks was nearing the end of his career in 1990, but played another season and won a premiership medal in the drought-breaking Grand Final for Collingwood. He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success. Banks was inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2007.