Sean Dempster
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 20 January 1984 , |
| Recruited from | Gippsland Power (U18) |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 3, 9 April 2005, Sydney Swans vs. Brisbane Lions, at The 'Gabba |
| Team(s) | Sydney Swans (2005-2007)
54 games, 8 goals St Kilda (2008-) 8 games, 2 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 11, 2008 season | |
| Career highlights | |
* Sydney Swans Rising Star 2005
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Sean Dempster (born 20 January 1984) is an Australian rules football player from the state of Victoria playing for St Kilda of the AFL. Formerly a player for the Sydney Swans
Dempster began playing Australian rules football in 1999 and following an AFL traineeship based at Kurnai College and playing with Gippsland Power, was recruited by the Sydney Swans in the 2002 National AFL Draft under the father-son selection rule. His father, Graham Dempster, played 64 games for South Melbourne.
Dempster played his first AFL game in Round 3, 2005, against the Brisbane Lions wearing gurnsey number 26. Dempster kicked his first AFL goal, again playing the Brisbane Lions, in Round 6, 2006. This goal was kicked from an estimated 55 meters from the goal line, and marked Sean's emergence as a long range goal kicker.
In the 2005 AFL season, Dempster played 22 matches first as a defender and on the wing, including in the 2005 AFL Grand Final premiership team. In that season, Dempster recorded 148 disposals, including 97 kicks and 57 handpasses.
In the following AFL season, Dempster played 18 matches, mostly as as a defender, including in the Sydney Swans's 2006 AFL Grand Final team. In the 2006 season, Dempster recorded 123 disposals, including 82 kicks and 41 handpasses.
He played his 50th game on July 8, 2007 against the Dockers. He was traded to the Saints for the 2008 season, where he may fill the void left by the retired Andrew Thompson.
[edit] External links
- Sean Dempster profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Footy Wire player profile
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