Murray Wrensted

Murray Wrensted
Murray Wrensted
Personal information
Date of birth	26 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Geraldton, Western Australia
Original team(s)	East Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft	No. 11, 1989 pre-season draft
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1987–1988	West Coast
1989	Collingwood
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Murray Wrensted (born 26 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Wrensted started his career with Geradlton Railways before being recruited by West Australian Football League club East Fremantle (whose country zone he was in) for the first six matches of 1983. He was successful enough that the newly christened "Sharks" signed Wrensted to a permanent contract after five matches.^[1] Wrensted improved steadily and had his best season in 1985, winning a Sandover Medal with a record tally of votes and ending the year by playing in a premiership side.

A centreman, Wrensted joined West Coast in 1987 for their inaugural VFL season. In 1988 the club made the finals for the first time and in the Elimination Final against Melbourne Wrensted had a chance to win the game with just seconds remaining but his shot from 40 metres out on the run drifted wide and they lost by two points. He moved to Victoria in 1989 where he finished his VFL career with a season at Collingwood.

References

^ ‘Wrensted to Continue’; The West Australian, 2 May 1983, p. 65

External links

Murray Wrensted's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Westcoasteagles.com.au

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[1] ‘Wrensted to Continue’; The West Australian, 2 May 1983, p. 65

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v t e Inaugural West Coast Eagles VFL team
Full-back	Dwayne Lamb Michael Brennan Paul Peos
Half-back	Geoff Miles Ross Glendinning (c) Mark Zanotti
Centre	Phil Narkle Murray Wrensted Peter Davidson
Half-forward	Dean Laidley Laurie Keene Don Holmes
Full-forward	Steve Malaxos Darren Bennett Andrew Macnish
Ruck	Alex Ishchenko John Annear Wally Matera
Interchange	Chris Lewis Adrian Barich
Coach	Ron Alexander
West Coast defeated Richmond 20.13 (133) to 16.23 (119), Round 1, 1987, at Subiaco Oval

v t e Western Australian team – 1985 Interstate Championships
South Australia 30.18 (198) defeated Western Australia 16.15 (111), at Subiaco Oval, 15 June 1985 Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated Western Australia 9.11 (65), at Subiaco Oval, 16 July 1985
Both games	Browning Mitchell G. Sidebottom
State Game vs. South Australia	Bairstow Bradmore Brennan Carter Caton Cousins Fogarty Harding Lamb Langsford (c) Rance S. Richardson Scott Skwirowski Waterson Wilkinson Wilson Wrensted
State of Origin vs. Victoria	Annear Baker Beasley Blackwell Buckenara Daniels Glendinning Hardie Holden Hunter Krakouer Lester-Smith Peake Purser Richardson Rioli Sewell A. Sidebottom Wiley
Coach: Todd

v t e Western Australian team – 1986 Interstate Championships
Western Australia 18.19 (127) defeated South Australia 12.16 (88), at Football Park, 27 May 1986 Western Australia 21.11 (137) defeated Victoria 20.14 (134), at Subiaco Oval, 8 July 1986
Both games	Bairstow Ellis Harding Keene Laidley Lamb Macnish Miles Mitchell Peake Sartori Waterson Wilson
State game vs. South Australia	Bewick Christie Dean Malaxos Panizza Taylor Wiley Wilkinson Wrensted
State of Origin vs. Victoria	Baker Blackwell Buckenara Davidson Glendinning Hardie Lester-Smith Narkle Rioli
Coach: Alexander