flashes of individual brilliance and established himself as a regular senior player, it was usually in a losing team. In 1993, he missed out on the victory against Melbourne that broke a 26-game losing streak due to injury. At the end of 1993, Lewis returned to Melbourne, where his parents ran two hotels, and asked to be traded. But a deal with fell through just before the trading deadline. After football After retiring as a footballer, Lewis began a career in broadcasting. He was a commentator on Australia's Seven Network and appeared on the sports program The Fat. Lewis was also a member of the Talking League team on Australian radio station 2UE. In 2002, Lewis made the claim that he thought "75% of AFL players would have 'done'/[taken] illicit drugs" at some point in their career. This was met with an immediate backlash and denials within the AFL industry, but years later was seen to have been prescient and possibly also accurate. Lewis had a stint as coach of in 2005. He has worked in Adelaide as part of the Triple M radio breakfast show and as an AFL commentator. Lewis has taken on a role of head coach of the Burnside Jets Basketball Team as of 2020. References External links "Hot Breakfast" Dale Lewis on Entertain Oz 1969 births Living people Sydney Swans players People from Swan Hill North Ballarat Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Norwood Football Club coaches St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) players Victorian State of Origin players