Dean McRae

Dean McRae
Personal information
Full name	Dean McRae
Date of birth	12 November 1968
Original team	Sandgate
Height/Weight	186 cm / 90 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987-1992 1993-1996 Total -	North Melbourne Sydney Swans	81 (25) 60 (30) 141 (55)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1996 season .

Dean McRae (born 12 November 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer 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.^[1] He played in six seasons for North Melbourne.^[2]

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.^[3]

He averaged 16 disposals a game from his 18 appearances for the Swans in 1993.^[2] After another solid season in 1994, McRae was the fifth leading disposal getter at the club in 1995.^[2] 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.^[2]

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} AFL Tables: Dean McRae
3. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0958030057. 

Persondata
Name	McRae, Dean
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	12 November 1968
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