Dwayne Russell

Shane John Russell (born 4 March 1965) known as Dwayne Russell is a retired professional Australian rules footballer, sports commentator and author.

Early life and football career Born in Adelaide, Russell played his junior football at Pooraka Football Club. He made his senior football debut as a sixteen-year-old in 1981 for Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), eventually becoming Port Adelaide's vice-captain, before crossing over to Victorian Football League (VFL) club Geelong in 1987. Russell played 50 games, kicking 51 goals for Geelong until he left the club at the end of the 1991 AFL season.

Russell initially considered returning to Port Adelaide to finish his career but instead coached in country Victoria for a few years before retiring from football. Additionally, he also provided commentary on Fox's coverage of the 2011 Australian Open tennis tournament.

Since 2022, Russell has also commentated Test cricket for SEN radio.

Writing In 2025 Russell's debut novel titled Killing for Sport was published by Affirm Press. The novel is unrelated to Russell's sporting background and is a crime and mystery thriller concerning a duplicitous spouse and the international art world.