Emmett Dunne

Emmett Mark Dunne APM (born 11 June 1956) is a former Australian rules football player and senior police officer.

Emmett Dunne
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-06-11) 11 June 1956
Original team(s) Mount Waverley Juniors
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 98.5 kg (217 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1976–1983 Richmond 115 (56)
1984–1985 Footscray 014 0(7)
Total 129 (63)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Career highlights
  • Richmond Premiership Player 1980
  • Interstate games:- 1
  • Richmond Reserves Coach 1988-1991
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football career

Dunne played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1976 and 1983 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1984 until 1985 for the Footscray Football Club. He played in two Grand Finals for Richmond; the winning 1980 team against Collingwood and the losing team against Carlton in 1982.

In 1987, he was recruited by VFA club Springvale,[1] and was a member of its 1987 premiership team before retiring.[2]

Police career

On 22 August 2009, Dunne was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner at Victoria Police in charge of the north/west region. He was awarded the Australian Police Medal in the 2011 Australia Day Honours.[3] In June 2014, he retired from Victoria Police after 38 years service; at the time he was in charge of the professional services command. He is a member of the AFL Tribunal.

References
  1. Sam Prenesti (2 May 1987). "Maylin's men spring back". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 36.
  2. Paul Cunningham (21 September 1987). "Springvale grabs historic first flag". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 90.
  3. "Dunne, Emmett Mark". PMC. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
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