Dean Terlich (born 13 December 1989) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was recruited by the club with draft pick 68 in the 2012 national draft. He made his debut in round 2,

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, against at the

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, in the match where Melbourne were defeated by 148 points. Terlich was previously recruited by the

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in the 2008 rookie draft from the

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. Terlich was recruited from the Osborne Cats (country NSW Hume League club) prior to playing with the representative team the Murray Bushrangers. He was delisted at the end of the 2008 season without playing an AFL game. Terlich moved to Adelaide and played for Norwood in the

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(SANFL), where he won the

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as the best on ground in Norwood's 12.7 (79) to 3.12 (30) win over West Adelaide in the 2012 SANFL Grand Final. Terlich enjoyed a successful debut year at the

where he averaged nearly 20 possessions a game. He capped off his first year by finishing third in the

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behind Colin Garland and winner Nathan Jones. He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season. In 2018 Dean signed as playing/coach of the Tanunda Magpies in the Barossa light and Gawler association. On 28 September 2020, it was announced that Terlich had signed on as senior playing coach of the

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A Grade side in the

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Statistics

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* * 1989 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Norwood Football Club players Murray Bushrangers players Casey Demons players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales People from the Riverina {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub