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Dean Polo

Dean Polo

Richmond / St Kilda
Midfielder · Ruck Rover Retired
Career games
77
Debut
2006
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Player Information

Height 187 cm
Date of Birth 5-Aug-1986
AFL Debut 2006

Player bio

A career in numbers

Dean Polo made his AFL debut for Richmond in 2006 and played 77 games, including 56 for Richmond between 2006 and 2010 and 21 for St Kilda between 2011 and 2012.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2012 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 16.1 disposals and 1.3 clearances per game. He played 17 games in his debut season, averaging 15.4 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 363 disposals, from 21 games in 2009 at an average of 17.3 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 17.33 per game in 2011.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20092136317.29
20111526017.33
201268414.00
About these season figures

Compared 6 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2012 19
St Kilda STK
Collingwood @ COL
L
85-91
MCG INT INT 34 10 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 56% 90% 67 30 30 81 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 5 7 -- -- -- -- -- 3 100% 0 0 3.8 0 2 5 3 —
2012 6
St Kilda STK
Hawthorn vs HAW
L
88-123
MCG INT INT 34 17 11 6 8 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 5 13 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 75% 77% 91 61 75 240 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 -- 0 0% 0% 3 10 -- -- -- -- -- 9 81.8% 0 0 1.8 6 5 6 1 —
2012 5
St Kilda STK
Melbourne @ MEL
W
84-66
MCG SUB SUB 34 9 6 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 32% 67% 40 42 34 177 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 2 9 -- -- -- -- -- 4 66.7% 0 0 -0.3 2 1 4 1 —
2012 4
St Kilda STK
Fremantle vs FRE
L
79-92
Marvel Stadium MID RR 34 15 6 9 4 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 9 6 3 0 1 2 0 2 7 1 0 93% 73% 115 64 50 197 7 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 3 33.3 0 0 6 -- 0 0% 0% 4 13 -- -- -- -- -- 3 50% 0 0 12.6 2 6 5 2 —
2012 3
St Kilda STK
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
W
103-40
Marvel Stadium INT INT 34 17 13 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 77% 71% 91 63 71 120 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 -- 1 100% 100% 1 7 -- -- -- -- -- 9 69.2% 0 0 5.9 5 7 2 1 —
Latest 5 of 77 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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