Dean McRae
Encyclopedia
Dean McRae is a former Australian rules football
er who played with North Melbourne
and the Sydney Swans
in the Victorian/Australian Football League
(VFL/AFL).
McRae was a Queenslander, recruited to North Melbourne from Sandgate
. He played in six seasons for North Melbourne.
In the 1992 Natioal Draft
, North Melbourne traded McRae to Sydney, in return for the 110th selection of the draft, which they used to redraft Jeff Chandler.
He averaged 16 disposals a game from his 18 appearances for the Swans in 1993. After another solid season in 1994, McRae was the fifth leading disposal getter at the club in 1995. He lost his place in the Sydney team early in the 1996 season and took no further part in their run to the grand final, where they would be defeated by McRae's former club.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
and the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian/Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL/AFL).
McRae was a Queenslander, recruited to North Melbourne from Sandgate
Sandgate Football Club
Sandgate Football Club are an Australian rules club which played its home games in the Brisbane suburb of Taigum. They were nicknamed both the Hawks and Sea Hawks and their club colours were bottle green and red.-History:...
. He played in six seasons for North Melbourne.
In the 1992 Natioal Draft
1992 AFL Draft
The 1992 AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League...
, North Melbourne traded McRae to Sydney, in return for the 110th selection of the draft, which they used to redraft Jeff Chandler.
He averaged 16 disposals a game from his 18 appearances for the Swans in 1993. After another solid season in 1994, McRae was the fifth leading disposal getter at the club in 1995. He lost his place in the Sydney team early in the 1996 season and took no further part in their run to the grand final, where they would be defeated by McRae's former club.