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Deniston Clive Marshall (born 17 October 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Denis Marshall
Personal information
Full name	Deniston Clive Marshall
Date of birth	(1940-10-17) 17 October 1940 (age 81)
Place of birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1958–1963, 1969–1972	Claremont	175 (89)
1964–1968	Geelong	84 (25)
Total		259 (114)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1958–?	Western Australia	16 (1)
1966	Victoria	8 (1)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1969–1971	Claremont	64 (28–35–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1971.
Career highlights
Claremont best and fairest 1959, 1961, 1963, 1970 Geelong best and fairest 1966 All-Australian team 1966 Claremont captain-coach 1969-1971 Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2004 West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2004
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and playing career

Born in Fremantle, Western Australia,[1] Marshall was already a star while playing for the Mosman Park Juniors.[2] His grandfather, Gordon Tuxford, had captained South Fremantle in the 1920s.[2] Marshall made his senior debut with Claremont in 1958. He represented his State in that first year. He went on to represent Western Australia 14 times during his career — and represented Victoria a further eight times in interstate matches. Marshall won four best and fairest awards with Claremont and was runner up in the 1962 Sandover Medal award for the fairest and best player in the WANFL.

When recruited to Victorian side Geelong in 1964 he burst on to the League scene as a readymade star. Marshall's stay in Victoria would be brief. He played just 85 games from 1964 to 1968 but won the Cats' best-and-fairest in 1966 and was second in the Brownlow Medal in 1968 before returning to Perth at the age of 27.[3]

He was selected in the All-Australian Team following the 1966 Hobart Carnival.

Post playing career

After retiring, Marshall worked in real estate development.[4]

In 2004 he was inducted into both the WA Football Hall of Fame and the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

In February 2008 it was reported that Marshall's property had been attacked during the night.[4]

References

Bibliography

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player since 1897 (9th ed.). Seaford: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.
• Casey, Kevin (1995). The Tigers' Tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club. Claremont Football Club. ISBN 0-646-26498-2.

External links

• Denis Marshall at AustralianFootball.com
• Deniston Clive (Denis) Marshall, WAFL Footy Facts
• AFL Hall of Fame
• Profile at WA Football Hall of Fame website

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