Murray Wrensted | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1964-08-26)26 August 1964 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Geraldton,Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 11,1989 pre-season draft | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1983–1987 | East Fremantle | 94 (72) | |
1987–1988 | West Coast | 29 (12) | |
1989 | Collingwood | 10 | (4)|
Total | 133 (88) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com |
Murray Wrensted (born 26 August 1964) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theWest Coast Eagles andCollingwood in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Wrensted started his career with Geradlton Railways before being recruited byWest Australian Football League clubEast Fremantle (whosecountry zone he was in) for the first six matches of1983. He was successful enough that the newly christened "Sharks" signed Wrensted to a permanent contract after five matches.[1] Wrensted improved steadily and had his best seasonin 1985, winning aSandover Medal with a record tally of votes and ending the year by playing in a premiership side.
A centreman, Wrensted joined West Coast in1987 for their inaugural VFL season. In1988 the club made the finals for the first time and in the Elimination Final againstMelbourne Wrensted had a chance to win the game with just seconds remaining but his shot from 40 metres out on the run drifted wide and they lost by two points. He moved toVictoria in1989 where he finished his VFL career with a season atCollingwood.
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