Deniston Clive Marshall (born 17 October 1940) is a former

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er who represented in the

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(WANFL) and in the

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(VFL) from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Early life and playing career

Born in

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, Marshall was already a star while playing for the Mosman Park Juniors. His grandfather, Gordon Tuxford, had captained in the 1920s. Marshall made his senior debut with in 1958. He represented his State in that first year. He went on to represent Western Australia 14 times during his career — and represented

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a further eight times in interstate matches. Marshall won four

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awards with Claremont and was runner up in the 1962

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award for the fairest and best player in the WANFL. When recruited to Victorian side

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in 1964 he burst on to the League scene as a readymade star. Marshall's stay in Victoria would be brief. He played just 85 games from 1964 to 1968 but won the Cats' best-and-fairest in 1966 and was second in the

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in 1968 before returning to

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at the age of 27. He was selected in the

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following the

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Post playing career

After retiring, Marshall worked in real estate development. In 2004 he was inducted into both the WA Football Hall of Fame and the

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. In February 2008 it was reported that Marshall's property had been attacked during the night.

References

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External links

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Deniston Clive (Denis) Marshall, ''WAFL Footy Facts''

AFL Hall of Fame

Profile
at WA Football Hall of Fame website {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Denis 1940 births Living people Claremont Football Club players Geelong Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Carji Greeves Medal winners West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Australian rules footballers from Fremantle