Denis Banks
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Denis Banks

Personal information
Full nameDenis Banks
Birth date16 June 1959(age 51)
Birth placeVictoria
Recruited fromEast Reservoir
Playing career
DebutRound 7, 1979, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at Waverly Park
TeamsCollingwood (1979-91) 166 Games, 111 Goals
Career highlights

* Team of the Year 1984 * Collingwood premiership side 1990 * Mark of the Year 1984 * Runner-up Copeland Trophy 1984

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Dennis Banks (born 16 June 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL/AFL.

Banks was from East Reservoir and played as a Centre Half Forward, but injuries prevented him from developing into a key position player. He made his debut in 1979 and played in the losing Grand Final side for the Magpies. In 1984 he won a spot in the VFL's Team of the Year.

Banks was nearing the end of his career in 1990, but played anotherseason and he won a premiership medal in the drought-breaking Grand Final for Collingwood. He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success. Banks was inducted in to the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2007.


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Dons go for the gloves - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun---...- Bulldogs players, and one that 20 years ago was a second home to Collingwood's 1990 premiership members in -Denis Banks- and the late Darren Millane. ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:58:05 GMT+00:00
Spanish Borrowing Costs Decline in $7.8 Billion Bill Sale - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--Photographer: -Denis- Doyle/Bloomberg Spain sold 6 billion euros ($7.8 billion) of treasury bills, the maximum target for the auction, as increased demand ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:25:19 GMT+00:00
Stoke City: Banks - Ryan Shawcross can be part of World Cup squad - Stoke & Staffordshire Tweet this news
Stoke & Staffordshire---Banks- says Shawcross reminds him of another Stoke City legend, -Denis- Smith. The former keeper said: “Ryan gets stuck in and is a strong tackler. ... - Date : Mon, 31 May 2010 08:52:58 GMT+00:00
Nigeria: Currency Trafficking - American Woman Jailed 26 Years - AllAfrica.com Tweet this news
AllAfrica.com---...- Ms Sharon -Denise- Thorpe, was yesterday sentenced to 26 years imprisonment with hard labour for forging 200 foreign -bank- cheques and attempting to export ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 15:12:04 GMT+00:00
Sberbank Says Market 'Far too Volatile' for Dollar Bond Sale - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--“If the right opportunity arises, we are prepared to move relatively quickly, to not drag our feet.” --With assistance from -Denis- Maternovsky in Moscow. ... - Date : Mon, 31 May 2010 12:09:30 GMT+00:00

Awards
Preceded by
Ken Hunter
AFL Mark of the Year
1984
Succeeded by
Gary Ablett


Collingwood Magpies squad - 1990 AFL Premiers (14th Premiership)

Captain: Shaw * Banks * Barwick * Brown * Christian * Crosisca * Daicos * Francis * Gayfer * Kelly * Kerrison * Manson * McGuane * Millane * Monkhorst * Morwood * Russell * Starcevich * Turner * Wright
Coach: Matthews



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