Denis Marshall (footballer)

Denis Marshall
Personal information
Full name Deniston Clive Marshall
Date of birth (1940-10-17) 17 October 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Beaconsfield, Western Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1963, 1969–1972 Claremont 175 (89)
1964–1968 Geelong 84 (25)
Total 259 (114)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1958–? Western Australia 16 (1)
1966 Victoria 8 (1)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1969–1971 Claremont 64 (28–35–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1971.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Deniston Clive Marshall (born 17 October 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Family

The son of George Watson Marshall, and Sylvie Marshall, née Tuxford, Deniston Clive Marshall was born at Beaconsfield, Western Australia on 17 October 1940.[1] He married Wendy Dorothy Boulding in 1964.[2]

His grandfather, Gordon Tuxford, had captained South Fremantle in the 1920s.[3][4][5]

Football

Western Australia

Marshall was already a star while playing for the Mosman Park Juniors.[6] Marshall made his senior debut with Claremont in 1958. Marshall won four best and fairest awards with Claremont and was runner up in the 1962 Sandover Medal award for the fairest and best player in the WANFL.[7]

Victoria

Controversially recruited to Victorian side Geelong in 1964,[8][9][10] he was eventually cleared,[11] and was an immediate success — making his debut (kicking one of Geelong's six goals) against Footscray on 6 June 1964.[12]

Marshall's stay in Victoria was brief, playing just 84 games over five seasons (1964 to 1968). He won Geelong's best-and-fairest in 1966, and was second in the Brownlow Medal in 1968 before returning to Perth at the age of 27.[13]

Interstate football

He represented his State in that first year. He went on to represent Western Australia 14 times during his career — and represented Victoria a further eight times in interstate matches.

He was selected in the All-Australian Team following the 1966 Hobart Carnival.

Halls of fame

In 2004 he was inducted into both the WA Football Hall of Fame and the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[14]

Post playing career

After retiring, Marshall worked in real estate development.[15] He founded the popular Perth gay nightclub Connections on the suggestion of a friend.[16]

In February 2008 it was reported that Marshall's property had been attacked during the night.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Births: Marshall, The West Australian, (Monday, 21 October 1940), p.1.
  2. ^ Carter, Ron, "Fitter Denis Marshall Player of the Week", The Age, (Tuesday, 16 May 1967), p.24.
  3. ^ WAFL Player Stats: Gordon James Tuxford.
  4. ^ Football, The (Perth) Weekly Judge, (Friday, 4 May 1923), p.3.
  5. ^ G. Tuxford, South Fremantle's Captain, The Western Mail, (Thursday, 27 September 1923), p.21.
  6. ^ Head, Ron (24 November 2009). "Denis Marshall: One Of The Best From The West".
  7. ^ "West Australian Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  8. ^ W.A. Stars Tell of Cash Offers, The Age, (Monday, 25 May 1964), p.22.
  9. ^ Cats Turn Out to Cheer Marshall, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 May 1964), p.1.
  10. ^ Carter, Ron, "Marshall Before Hearing for Over Two Hours", The Age, (Tuesday, 26 May 1964), p.20.
  11. ^ Wells (Samuel Garnet Wells), "Happy Listening", The Age, (Friday, 5 June 1964), p.20.
  12. ^ Marshall an Opportunist, The Age, (Monday, 8 June 1964), p.20.
  13. ^ "Official Website of the Australian Football League: News Article: Six greats inducted into Hall of Fame". www.afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Website of the Australian Football League > News Article > Six greats inducted into Hall of Fame". www.afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Shots fired at ex-Geelong footballer's home". Geelong Advertiser. 6 February 2008.
  16. ^ Hamlyn, Charlotte (2 December 2015). "'Longest-running gay club in southern hemisphere' turns 40". ABC News. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

Bibliography

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player since 1897 (9th ed.). Seaford: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.
  • Casey, Kevin (1995). The Tigers' Tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club. Claremont Football Club. ISBN 0-646-26498-2.