Emmett Dunne


Emmett Mark Dunne is a former Australian rules football player and senior police officer.

Football career

Dunne played in the Victorian Football League between 1976 and 1983 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1984 until 1985 for the Footscray Football Club. He played in two Grand Finals for Richmond; the winning 1980 team against Collingwood and the losing team against Carlton in 1982.
In 1987, he was recruited by VFA club Springvale, and was a member of its 1987 premiership team before retiring.

Police career

On 22 August 2009, Dunne was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner at Victoria Police in charge of the north/west region. He was awarded the Australian Police Medal in the 2011 Australia Day Honours. In June 2014, he retired from Victoria Police after 38 years service; at the time he was in charge of the professional services command. He is a member of the AFL Tribunal.