Dean Polo

Dean Polo
Dean Polo playing for St Kilda against Carlton, 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Dean Polo
Date of birth	5 August 1986 (1986-08-05) (age 25)
Place of birth	Gippsland, Victoria
Original team	Wy Yung / Gippsland U18
Draft	20th overall, 2004 Richmond
Height/Weight	187 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Half back flank
Club information
Current club	St Kilda
Number	34
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–2010 2011– Totals	Richmond St Kilda	56 (11) 15 (6) 71 (17)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Dean Polo (born 5 August 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Polo was drafted by the Richmond Football Club with the 20th selection in the 2004 AFL Draft.

In his first season at Richmond in 2005, Polo initially struggled with the move from a small country town to the "big city", and was dropped to the Coburg reserves early on in the season. However in the second half of the season his performances earned him a promotion to the Coburg seniors, where his performances continued to improve to the point where he was considered a possibility to debut for Richmond towards the end of the 2005 season.

After starring for Coburg in the early part of the 2006 season, Polo made his AFL debut in Round 6 against Essendon in the "Dreamtime at the 'G" game. He starred in the game, collecting 28 disposals and kicking three goals, helping Richmond beat their arch-rivals Essendon. Polo was rewarded with the Yiooken Award for his best-on-ground performance and was also nominated for the 2006 NAB Rising Star award.

In 2010 Polo was banned by the club for one week following a drunken incident in a Sydney hotel. This only added to the pain of Richmond's previously-winless start to the season. On 14 October 2010 he was delisted by the Tigers after 56 senior games in his six season at the club.

On 18 November 2010 Polo was drafted by St Kilda for the 2011 season, he played 15 games and kicked 6 goals in his first season at the saints and proved that he can play football at the highest level.^[1]

References

1. ^ Blake, Martin (25 November 2010). "New Saints find their way home". Lakes Mail. http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/national/national/sport/new-saints-find-their-way-home/2007457.aspx?storypage=0. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 

External links

• Dean Polo's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Richmond Football Club
• Dean Polo's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Polo, Dean
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Date of birth	5 August 1986
Place of birth	Gippsland, Victoria
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