Murray Wrensted

Murray Wrensted
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-08-26) 26 August 1964
Place of birth	Geraldton, Western Australia
Original team(s)	East Fremantle (WAFL)
Height/Weight	174 cm / 85 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987–1988 1989 Total	West Coast Collingwood	29 (12) 10 0(4) 39 (16)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989 season.

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.

External links

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

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

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

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

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

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