Watch The 2026 AAMI AFL Origin match LIVE on Kayo Sports | WA vs VIC Saturday 14 FEB from 7PM AEDT | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n The report claimed Dean spoke to two teenagers who were allegedly attempting to break into cars then, after leaving the scene, was attacked after being followed. A passer-by then found Dean lying unconscious on a Smollett St sidewalk in Albury\u2019s city centre.<\/p>\n Dean was sent to hospital where he received treatment for head and facial injuries. He reportedly remains in hospital in a stable condition.<\/p>\n NSW Police told the Herald Sun that officers had spoken with \u2014 and seized the phones of \u2014 three youths at the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n Ex-Blue Peter Dean in 1996.Source: News Limited<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing inquiries by detectives from Murray River Police District, police arrested a 17-year-old male,\u201d a police spokesperson told the News Corp publication.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was taken to Albury Police Station. The young person will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.\u201d<\/p>\n Dean played 248 games for Carlton, including the 1987 and 1995 premiership victories.<\/p>\n His son Harry Dean \u2014 an emerging key defender<\/a> \u2014 was drafted by the Blues with Pick 3 last year as a father-son selection.<\/p>\n Moments after Harry was drafted, Peter presented his son with his first Carlton jumper.<\/p>\n Harry Dean receives his Carlton jumper from his dad Peter Dean after being drafted by Carlton at Pick 3. Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n \u201cPretty lucky to get it from your dad!\u201d Harry told Fox Footy.<\/p>\n Peter then lauded his son\u2019s traits, both on and off the field.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a better version of me, I suppose,\u201d Dean told Fox Footy. \u201cTaller, stronger \u2014 although I\u2019ve still got him in the wrestles at home \u2014 he\u2019s quicker, he\u2019s a left-footer so he\u2019s got more skill and he\u2019s a better person as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Dean coached the Lavington Panthers Under 18 side to a premiership in 2025.<\/p>\n Footballer Peter Dean after playing his final game in 1998.Source: News Limited<\/p>\n Panthers president Peter Barwick said players had been left \u201cdevastated\u201d after the club informed them about the incident on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just devastating that it could happen,\u201d Barwick told the <\/a>Herald Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s such a down to earth bloke. If you didn\u2019t know him, you wouldn\u2019t know he had been an AFL player.<\/p>\n \u201cAll he\u2019s worried about is making sure the kids he coached all turned out to be good kids.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dual premiership Blue Peter Dean is reportedly recovering in hospital from significant injuries after an alleged assault earlier…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[240935,44036,63,689,3423,3496,240932,33680,2105,2536,43,17351,33693,647,44,26504,677,240933,69824,240934,41,39,42,40,660],"class_list":["post-472314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-albury-police-station","tag-alleged-assault","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-ben-waterworth","tag-dual-premiership","tag-emerging-key-defender","tag-facial-injuries","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-harry-dean","tag-headlines","tag-jake-waterman","tag-james-wiltshire","tag-melbourne","tag-news","tag-news-corporation","tag-oceania","tag-panthers-president","tag-police-spokesperson","tag-premiership-victories","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-victoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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