Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 15th January, 1902
- Died
- Saturday, 9th January, 1960 (Aged 57 years and 359 days)
Awards & Accolades
Known Family Links
- Son-in-law
- Denis Flannery
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | Toowoomba | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Bulimba Cup | 16 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 26 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 42.31% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Ipswich Firsts | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 27 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 62.96% | List | |||
| Test Series | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1928-29, 1932-33 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Toowoomba | 1924-25 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | List | |||
| QLD Firsts | 1925, 1928-34 | 35 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 54.29% | List | |||
| Ipswich | 1927-30, 1934 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 41.18% | List | |||
| Kangaroos | 1930 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1924-1934 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 55.74% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Bill Bates
Your Say
16/07/2015
My uncle played against him said he was one of the toughest. I read once that he broke a bone in his arm or leg and argued to go back on. Tough man
29/04/2018
Dn Dempsey had a son Dan, died when driving a taxi on the Gold Coast. late 1970s
18/09/2020
My Grandfathers first cousin. His true sir name is O’dempsey. He was told to drop the O and he would get selected for Aus so he did. Tough as
03/10/2023
I actually had the honor of caring for Dan's daughter Nola and son in law Dennis at the end of their lives. Both a pleasure to care for. Dennis Flannery was a beautiful gentleman right until the end.
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