Former AFL premiership player Peter Dean hospitalised with ‘head injuries’ after alleged assault in Albury

Former dual AFL premiership player Peter Dean is reportedly recovering in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in an alleged assault in Albury earlier this week. According to the Herald Sun, Dean, 60, was rushed to hospital on Monday night, February 9 after being found unconscious on a footpath in Albury’s city centre. The incident reportedly occurred on Smollett Street.

The Herald Sun reported that Dean had earlier spoken to two teenagers who were allegedly attempting to break into cars. After leaving the area, Dean was allegedly followed and attacked. A passer-by later discovered him lying unconscious on the sidewalk.

Dean was taken to hospital and treated for head and facial injuries. He reportedly remains in a stable condition. NSW Police told the Herald Sun that officers spoke with three youths at the scene and seized their mobile phones as part of the investigation.


“Following inquiries by detectives from Murray River Police District, police arrested a 17-year-old male,” ABC News quoted a police spokesperson as saying. “He was taken to Albury Police Station. The young person will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.”

Dean played in Carlton’s premiership-winning teams in 1987 and 1995. His son, Harry Dean, was drafted by the Blues with Pick 3 last year under the father-son rule. Moments after Harry was selected, Peter Dean presented him with his first Carlton jumper.

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In recent years, Dean has been involved with the Lavington Panthers Football Netball Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League.