Dean Kemp
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-17) 17 February 1969
Place of birth Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Original team(s) Railways Football Club, Subiaco (WAFL)
Debut Round 1, 1990, West Coast vs. Collingwood, at Subiaco
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–2001 West Coast Eagles 243 (117)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Recruited from Subiaco in the Western Australian Football League, Kemp made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 1990 AFL season in a 46-point win at Subiaco Oval against eventual premiers Collingwood. He played 23 games (including all four finals) and won West Coast's Rookie of the Year Award.

In 1992 he played in West Coast's Premiership team and earned All-Australian selection as well as West Coast's best and fairest award. In 1994 he played in the side's second premiership team and won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground.

He was selected in the 1996 Team of the Decade and the 2006 Team 20 for the Eagles.[1] In 2001 he was made co-captain with Ben Cousins, but retired later that season. Kemp suffered numerous concussions during his career, including one resulting from a savage hit from Mark Ricciuto, and his career was ultimately shortened somewhat by the effects of these numerous concussions.

Kemp was an outstanding midfielder who surprisingly never polled well in the Brownlow Medal count, polling only 53 career votes, with a season best of 13 in 2000. A reason put forward for this is that Kemp was not a flashy ball carrier type player. Rather, on gaining possession of the ball, would quickly and effectively dispose of it to a teammate.

He was also particularly good playing in the wet, rarely fumbling the greasy ball. He enjoyed a successful career after he was drafted at number 117 in the 1989 draft. The lateness of his selection in the draft is frequently highlighted to argue that late draft picks can still prove themselves to be star players.

Kemp was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2007[2] and the Western Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]

Statistics

[4]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1990 West Coast 33234426217944175460.20.211.47.819.23.32.00
1991 West Coast 22312925917042961460.50.411.37.418.72.72.03
1992#West Coast 225141238016354370740.60.515.26.521.72.83.07
1993 West Coast 2179524810835656630.50.314.66.420.93.33.70
1994#West Coast 222191430416346780440.90.613.87.421.23.62.05
1995 West Coast 223161026719646374690.70.411.68.520.13.23.03
1996 West Coast 221121227416844273700.60.613.08.021.03.53.38
1997 West Coast 22213729619248869630.60.313.58.722.23.12.97
1998 West Coast 2176620014234240400.40.411.88.420.12.42.45
1999 West Coast 2226723512035572500.30.310.75.516.13.32.32
2000 West Coast 2204429718848578560.20.214.99.424.33.92.813
2001 West Coast 28216030901590.30.17.53.811.31.91.10
Career 243 117 91 3082 1819 4901 763 630 0.5 0.4 12.7 7.5 20.2 3.1 2.6 53

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ West Coast unveil anniversary team
  2. ↑ "Smith recognised as a legend". 20 July 2007.
  3. ↑ WA football recognises latest heroes
  4. ↑ Dean Kemp's player profile at AFL Tables
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