Murray Rance | |
Fullname: | Murray Douglas Rance |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1962 |
Birth Place: | Kununoppin, Western Australia |
Originalteam: | Swan Districts (WAFL) |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 1986 |
Debutteam: | Footscray |
Debutopponent: | St Kilda |
Debutstadium: | Western Oval |
Height: | 191 cm |
Weight: | 89 kg |
Statsend: | 1990 |
Years1: | 1981–1985, 1990-1992 |
Club1: | Swan Districts (WAFL) |
Games Goals1: | 140 (25) |
Years2: | 1986–1987 |
Club2: | Footscray |
Games Goals2: | 40 (5) |
Years3: | 1988–1990 |
Club3: | West Coast Eagles |
Games Goals3: | 57 (7) |
Games Goalstotal: | 237 (37) |
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Murray Douglas Rance (born 25 January 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and West Coast in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1980s.
He was a key position player and started his career at Swan Districts with whom he won three consecutive premierships starting in 1982. After representing Western Australia at the interstate championships, Rance was recruited to Footscray and spent two seasons at the club. In 1988 he returned to his home state and signed up with West Coast and captained them in 1989. He finished his career back at Swan Districts.
His son Alex also represented and later became a champion full-back at .