Graham Dempster
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Graham Dempster is a former Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1970s.
Recruited from Springvale
, Dempster spent much of his time at South Melbourne in defense but was also used up forward to good effect later in his VFL career. After making his debut as a 17 year old in 1972, he could only put together 25 games in his first four seasons, but made 18 appearance in 1976. He kicked a career best five goals in a win over Footscray
at Western Oval in the 1977, having also kicked four goals the previous week. His last game of the year was an elimination final, the only final he would play for South Melbourne. He then ruptured a medial ligament in his knee during the opening round of the 1978 season and missed the rest of the year as a result. The 1979 season was his last at South Melbourne and he played just seven games.
Dempster would go on to become a premiership winning player with Springvale
and was still competing for the club in the early 1990s, captaining them in 1991.
He is the father of Sydney and St Kilda footballer Sean Dempster
, who was drafted under the Father-Son Rule
.
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 South Melbourne
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 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) during the 1970s.
Recruited from Springvale
Casey Scorpions
The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Victorian Football League . The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships...
, Dempster spent much of his time at South Melbourne in defense but was also used up forward to good effect later in his VFL career. After making his debut as a 17 year old in 1972, he could only put together 25 games in his first four seasons, but made 18 appearance in 1976. He kicked a career best five goals in a win over Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
at Western Oval in the 1977, having also kicked four goals the previous week. His last game of the year was an elimination final, the only final he would play for South Melbourne. He then ruptured a medial ligament in his knee during the opening round of the 1978 season and missed the rest of the year as a result. The 1979 season was his last at South Melbourne and he played just seven games.
Dempster would go on to become a premiership winning player with Springvale
Casey Scorpions
The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Victorian Football League . The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships...
and was still competing for the club in the early 1990s, captaining them in 1991.
He is the father of Sydney and St Kilda footballer Sean Dempster
Sean Dempster
Sean Dempster is an Australian rules football player from the state of Victoria playing for St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He has also played senior AFL football with the Sydney Swans.-Before AFL:...
, who was drafted under the Father-Son Rule
Father-son rule
The father-son rule is a rule that allows clubs to select the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the team in Australian rules football, most notably the Australian Football League...
.