Denis Banks | |
Fullname: | Denis Banks |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1959 |
Originalteam: | East Reservoir |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 81 kg |
Position: | Centre half forward |
Guernsey: | 12 |
Statsend: | 1991 |
Years1: | 1979–1991 |
Games Goals1: | 166 (111) |
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Denis Banks (born 16 June 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL/AFL.
Banks was from East Reservoir and played as a centre-half-forward, but injuries prevented him from developing into a key position player. He made his debut in 1979 and played in the losing Grand Final side for the Magpies. In 1984 he won a spot in the VFL's Team of the Year.
Banks was nearing the end of his career in 1990, but played another season and won a premiership medal in the drought-breaking Grand Final for Collingwood. He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success. Banks was inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2007.