About David Dench
Born 1951. David Dench is an australian rules football player.
VFL career Dench played full-back, and was considered one of the finest full-backs in VFL/AFL history. He was recruited from the West Coburg. Dench won the North Melbourne club's best and fairest award, the Syd Barker Medal, on four occasions - 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981.
In 1984 Dench was told by his coach Barry Cable that his playing days were numbered and was going to play out the season in the reserves. Dench was not happy with this so he grabbed his gear and went home and retired. His relationship with Cable has been fractured ever since, with Dench refusing to speak to Cable again.
When John (Kanga) Kennedy was appointed coach he tried to convince Dench to play again but the condition of his knees was poor and he stayed as an assistant coach.
Post AFL career and personal life In 2000 Dench was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Australian rules footballer
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David Dench was born on 23 August 1951.
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