Denis Banks

Denis Banks
Personal information
Full name	Denis Banks
Date of birth	16 June 1959
Original team(s)	East Reservoir
Height / weight	185 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Centre half forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1979–1991	Collingwood	166 (111)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Career highlights
VFL Team of the Year 1984 Collingwood premiership side 1990 Mark of the Year 1984 Runner-up Copeland Trophy 1984

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.

External links

• Denis Banks's statistics from AFL Tables
• Profile on australianfootball.com