Dean Rice

Dean Rice
Children	Bailey Rice, Mitchell Rice, Xavier Rice
Australian rules football career Personal information Full name Dean Rice Nickname(s) "Special Fried" / "Ricey" Date of birth (1968-03-17) 17 March 1968 Original team(s) Salesian College, Longwood Draft 19th overall, 1994 Pre-season Draft Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight 92 kg (203 lb) Position(s) Utility Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1987–1993 St Kilda 116 (43) 1994–2001 Carlton 118 (42) Total 234 (85) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. Career highlights Carlton Premiership Player 1995 Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Rice (born 17 March 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL/AFL. His uncle Colin captained Geelong.

Rice played in the 1985 Benalla & District Football League premiership with Longwood, who were coached by Dean's brother, Tony. Rice started his career in 1987 at St Kilda after being recruited from Salesian College via Longwood.

Plagued by injuries, he underwent two knee reconstructions at St Kilda. He was delisted by St Kilda and chosen as pick 19 by Carlton in the 1994 Pre-Season Draft, injuring his knee in his first game at Carlton and again requiring a reconstruction. Despite playing in the wing at St Kilda he found himself being pushed up forward. It was as a half forward that he helped Carlton to win the 1995 Grand Final, kicking one goal and getting 10 disposals. Later in his career he was used in defence and he retired in 2001.

Statistics

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1987	St Kilda	37	20	2	4	188	109	297	69	29	0.1	0.2	9.4	5.5	14.9	3.5	1.5	2
1988	St Kilda	37	22	5	4	254	109	363	78	42	0.2	0.2	11.5	5.0	16.5	3.5	1.9	1
1989	St Kilda	37	22	4	1	236	89	325	67	40	0.2	0.0	10.7	4.0	14.8	3.0	1.8	5
1990	St Kilda	37	18	3	7	231	100	331	63	25	0.2	0.4	12.8	5.6	18.4	3.5	1.4	6
1991	St Kilda	37	23	21	20	290	126	416	94	38	0.9	0.9	12.6	5.5	18.1	4.1	1.7	1
1992	St Kilda	37	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	St Kilda	37	11	8	4	109	46	155	47	15	0.7	0.4	9.9	4.2	14.1	4.3	1.4	0
1994	Carlton	23	1	1	0	3	1	4	2	0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0
1995†	Carlton	23	18	21	15	151	93	244	56	23	1.2	0.8	8.4	5.2	13.6	3.1	1.3	2
1996	Carlton	23	8	3	0	41	31	72	18	10	0.4	0.0	5.1	3.9	9.0	2.3	1.3	1
1997	Carlton	23	10	2	1	91	45	136	32	13	0.2	0.1	9.1	4.5	13.6	3.2	1.3	1
1998	Carlton	23	22	8	5	235	110	345	75	31	0.4	0.2	10.7	5.0	15.7	3.4	1.4	1
1999	Carlton	23	24	5	5	198	102	300	67	23	0.2	0.2	8.3	4.3	12.5	2.8	1.0	0
2000	Carlton	23	24	2	3	200	75	275	73	37	0.1	0.1	8.3	3.1	11.5	3.0	1.5	0
2001	Carlton	23	11	0	3	64	30	94	22	8	0.0	0.3	5.8	2.7	8.5	2.0	0.7	0
Career			234	85	72	2291	1066	3357	763	334	0.4	0.3	9.8	4.6	14.3	3.3	1.4	20

External links

• Dean Rice's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Blueseum Profile