Dean Brogan

Dean Brogan
Personal information
Full name	Dean Scott Brogan
Nickname(s)	Brogs
Date of birth	(1978-12-14) 14 December 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	Christies Beach (SFL) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	No. 26, 2000 Rookie Draft, Port Adelaide
Height / weight	201 cm / 100 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2000–2011 2012–2013 Total	Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney	174 (50) 019 0(3) 193 (53)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
Career highlights
Port Adelaide premiership player 2004 Showdown Medal Rd.6 2009 (Showdown XX) SFL "Greatest Exports Team" - Ruck

Dean Scott Brogan (born 14 December 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as the Giants' ruck and stoppages coach.

Brogan is the younger brother of former Australian Opals basketball player Michelle Brogan.

Dean Brogan attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) from 1996 to 1997, before returning to Adelaide with the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League (NBL) under the rookie coaching of Australian and Adelaide basketball legend Phil Smyth. He made his NBL debut on 31 January 1998 with what would be a career high 7 points in the 36ers 125-86 home win over the Townsville Crocodiles at the Clipsal Powerhouse. At 6'7" (201 cm) tall, Brogan was a Power forward when he played basketball.

By Brogan's own admission, he was a "bit of a punk back then" and he thought that coming out of the AIS he would walk into the 36ers starting line up. However, Adelaide had both Perth Wildcats 1995 championship player Martin Cattalini as well as club legend Mark Davis in front of him for the Power forward position. That and, again by his own admission, that he was a poor shooter of the ball, meant he was used as a bench / development player by Phil Smyth in his rookie NBL season.