Jeff Dunne

Not to be confused with Jeffrey Dunn.
Jeff Dunne
Dunne with St Kilda
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-05-14)14 May 1956
Date of death 14 September 2020(2020-09-14) (aged 64)
Original team(s) North Ballarat (BFL)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1977–1983 St Kilda 101 (20)
1984 Richmond 001 0(0)
Total 102 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jeffrey Dunne (14 May 1956 – 14 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played 102 games for St Kilda and Richmond in the top tier Victorian Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

Recruited from the North Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football League, he played for St Kilda as a hard running back pocket and later represented Victoria in State of Origin matches. He won the club's best and fairest award in 1979 and 1980.

Following an unsuccessful season with Richmond, Dunne coached East Launceston and North Launceston in the Tasmanian Football League in the mid 1980s.[2]

Dunne died of a heart attack in September 2020, aged 64.[2]

References

  1. ^ Geale, Hamish (17 September 2020). "Vale Jeff Dunne: Launceston sport, business personality". The Examiner. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Holmesby, Russell (15 September 2020). "Vale Jeff Dunne". www.saints.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.