Full name Denis Scanlon 1976–81 Essendon Height/Weight 188 cm / 84 kg Name Denis Scanlon | Position(s) Defender Weight 84 kg Years Club | |
Date of birth (1954-04-05) 5 April 1954 (age 61) Original team North Hobart Football Club | ||
Denis Scanlon (born 5 April 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Scanlon won North Hobart's 'best and fairest' award in 1973 and was a member of their 1974 premiership team. Although primarily a defender, Scanlon could also play as a ruckman and he was recruited to Essendon in 1976 for a record high transfer fee. From his debut mid-season, through the rest of the decade, he was a regular fixture in the side and made a finals appearance in 1979. He represented Tasmania at the 1975 Knockout Carnival and 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival.
After completing a doctorate, Scanlon has worked as a medical researcher at the University of Melbourne.
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