Dean Terlich

 

Dean Terlich (born 13 December 1989) is a professional Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the club with draft pick #68 in the 2012 National Draft. He made his debut in Round 2, 2013, against Essendon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in a match where Melbourne were defeated by 148 points.

Terlich was previously recruited by the Sydney Swans in the 2008 Rookie Draft from the Murray Bushrangers. Terlich was recruited from the Osborne Cats (country NSW Hume League club) prior to playing with the representative team the Murray Bushrangers. He was delisted at the end of the 2008 season without playing an AFL game.

Terlich moved to Adelaide and played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he won the Jack Oatey Medal as the best on ground in Norwood’s 12.7 (79) to 3.12 (30) win over West Adelaide in the 2012 SANFL Grand Final.

Terlich enjoyed a successful debut year at the Melbourne Football Club where he averaged nearly 20 possessions a game. He capped off his first year by finishing third in the Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Medal behind Colin Garland and winner Nathan Jones.