Dwayne Russell

Dwayne Russell

Dwayne John Russell (born 4 March 1965) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and currently a commentator of the sport.

Born in Adelaide, Russell made his senior football debut as a sixteen year old in 1981 for Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), eventually becoming Port Adelaide's vice-captain, before crossing over to Victorian Football League (VFL) club Geelong in 1987. Russell played 50 games, kicking 51 goals for Geelong until he left the club at the end of the 1991 AFL season.

Russell initially considered returning to Port Adelaide to finish his career but instead coached in country Victoria for a few years before retiring from football.

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