Courtenay Dempsey

Courtenay Dempsey (born 28 August 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Courtenay Dempsey
Personal information
Full name	Courtenay Dempsey
Date of birth	(1987-08-28) 28 August 1987
Place of birth	Mount Isa, Queensland
Original team(s)	Morningside (NEAFL)
Draft	No. 19, 2005 national draft
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2016	Essendon	133 (35)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Dempsey has Indigenous Australian heritage and his ancestry can be traced to the Kalkadoon, a tribe from Queensland's South/Central West region.[1]

Dempsey began playing football in Cairns, where he played with the Manunda Hawks in the AFL Cairns competition. He later moved to Brisbane to play with the Kenmore Bears junior football club while also playing for his school Brisbane Boys' College.

AFL career

Dempsey's professional footballing career has been dogged by injuries. In 2008 he suffered a leg stress fracture[2] and in 2011 he tore his knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in round four and needed a knee reconstruction.[3]

In May 2013, he was suspended from the main playing group for breaching team rules, and was forced to train with the VFL team.[4] In August, he tore his hamstring tendon[5] and missed the remainder of the season.

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Essendon.[6]

Statistics

[7]

Legend

G

Goals

B

Behinds

K

Kicks

H

Handballs

D

Disposals

M

Marks

T

Tackles

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2006	Essendon	15	5	1	0	23	21	44	16	5	0.2	0.0	4.6	4.2	8.8	3.2	1.0
2007	Essendon	15	1	1	1	7	5	12	1	1	1.0	1.0	7.0	5.0	12.0	1.0	1.0
2008	Essendon	15	4	1	1	23	29	52	12	6	0.2	0.2	5.8	7.2	13.0	3.0	1.5
2009	Essendon	15	20	7	6	150	169	319	69	46	0.4	0.3	7.5	8.4	16.0	3.4	2.3
2010	Essendon	15	20	3	8	201	158	359	85	73	0.2	0.4	10.0	7.9	18.0	4.2	3.6
2011	Essendon	15	4	0	0	26	24	50	13	10	0.0	0.0	6.5	6.0	12.5	3.2	2.5
2012	Essendon	15	20	4	0	238	124	362	106	62	0.2	0.0	11.9	6.2	18.1	5.3	3.1
2013	Essendon	15	14	7	3	187	69	256	71	40	0.5	0.2	13.4	4.9	18.3	5.1	2.9
2014	Essendon	15	18	2	3	162	119	281	67	57	0.1	0.2	9.0	6.6	15.6	3.7	3.2
2015	Essendon	15	13	5	7	111	61	172	46	25	0.4	0.5	8.5	4.7	13.2	3.5	1.9
2016	Essendon	15	14	4	6	159	63	222	63	24	0.3	0.4	11.4	4.5	15.9	4.5	1.7
Career			133	35	35	1287	842	2129	549	349	0.3	0.3	9.7	6.3	16.0	4.1	2.6

References

1. AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. pg 75.
2. Horan, Michael; Pierik, Jon (2 May 2008). "Dempsey, Gumbleton join Essendon's wounded". Herald Sun.
3. Walsh, Courtney (18 April 2011). "Dons crushed as star duo gone for year". The Australian.
4. Matthews, Bruce (17 May 2013). "Essendon defender Courtenay Dempsey banished to VFL after posting photo of late night out on Instagram". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
5. "Courtenay Dempsey hamstring damage is serious". The Age. AAP. 6 August 2013.
6. Schmook, Nathan (28 October 2016). "Dempsey done as Bombers cut three more". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
7. "Courtenay Dempsey statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

External links

• Courtenay Dempsey's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
• Courtenay Dempsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables