Courtenay Dempsey

Courtenay Dempsey (born 28 August 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Courtenay Dempsey
Personal information
Full name Courtenay Dempsey
Date of birth (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987
Place of birth Mount Isa, Queensland
Original team(s) Morningside (NEAFL)
Draft No. 19, 2005 national draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2006–2016 Essendon 133 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Dempsey was born in Mount Isa[1] and has Indigenous Australian heritage and his ancestry can be traced to the Kalkadoon, a tribe from Queensland's South/Central West region.[2]

Dempsey's first sport was rugby league which he played as a junior before trying Aussie Rules in Cairns.[1]

He played with the Manunda Hawks in the AFL Cairns competition. He later moved to Brisbane to play with the Kenmore Bears junior football club while also playing for his school Brisbane Boys' College.[3]

AFL career

Dempsey's professional footballing career has been dogged by injuries. In 2008 he suffered a leg stress fracture[4] and in 2011 he tore his knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in round four and needed a knee reconstruction.[5]

In May 2013, he was suspended from the main playing group for breaching team rules, and was forced to train with the VFL team.[6] In August, he tore his hamstring tendon[7] and missed the remainder of the season.

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Essendon.[8]

Statistics
[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2006 Essendon155102321441650.20.04.64.28.83.21.0
2007 Essendon151117512111.01.07.05.012.01.01.0
2008 Essendon154112329521260.20.25.87.213.03.01.5
2009 Essendon15207615016931969460.40.37.58.416.03.42.3
2010 Essendon15203820115835985730.20.410.07.918.04.23.6
2011 Essendon1540026245013100.00.06.56.012.53.22.5
2012 Essendon152040238124362106620.20.011.96.218.15.33.1
2013 Essendon1514731876925671400.50.213.44.918.35.12.9
2014 Essendon15182316211928167570.10.29.06.615.63.73.2
2015 Essendon1513571116117246250.40.58.54.713.23.51.9
2016 Essendon1514461596322263240.30.411.44.515.94.51.7
Career 133 35 35 1287 842 2129 549 349 0.3 0.3 9.7 6.3 16.0 4.1 2.6

References
  1. From Mt Isa to the MCG By Simon Conway for Essendon FC 25 May 2016
  2. AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. p. 75.
  3. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS GRAND FINALS from AFLQ 14 October, 2010
  4. Horan, Michael; Pierik, Jon (2 May 2008). "Dempsey, Gumbleton join Essendon's wounded". Herald Sun.
  5. Walsh, Courtney (18 April 2011). "Dons crushed as star duo gone for year". The Australian.
  6. Matthews, Bruce (17 May 2013). "Essendon defender Courtenay Dempsey banished to VFL after posting photo of late night out on Instagram". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. "Courtenay Dempsey hamstring damage is serious". The Age. AAP. 6 August 2013.
  8. Schmook, Nathan (28 October 2016). "Dempsey done as Bombers cut three more". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. "Courtenay Dempsey statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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