Damian Sexton

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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| fullname = Damian Sexton

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|3|df=y}}

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| originalteam = Finley, Yarrawonga, (OMFL)

| draftpick = No. 23, 1990 Mid-year Draft

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| statsend = 1990

| years1 = 1990

| club1 = {{AFL StK}}

| games_goals1 = 4 (1)

| careerhighlights = *1988 Murray FL Premiership: Finley

• 1989 O&MFL Premiership: Yarrawonga{{cite web |title=1989 - O&MFNL Grand Final Scores |url=https://omfnl.com.au/grand-finals/ |website=O&MFNL |date=1988}}
• 2000 Picola & DFNL Premiership: Blighty
• 1998, 1999, 2001 - Picola & DFNL Best & Fairest: Pearce Medal

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Damian Sexton (born 3 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990.{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|587}} He was recruited from the Yarrawonga Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL) with the 23rd selection in the 1990 Mid-year Draft.

He is the cousin of Michael and Ben Sexton, who both also played in the AFL.{{cite news|url=http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/06/29/88455_country-footy.html|title=Damian's Big V honour|first=Ken |last=Piesse|date=29 June 2009}} His father, Gerry played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League. The almost 45-year gap between Gerry's last game and Damian's first game is the longest ever in the league for a father and son.{{cite journal|last=Lovett|first=Michael|title=New Blues cult hero helping close the generation gap|journal=AFL Record|issue=Round 7, 11–14 May 2012|page=10|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/156992}}

After playing in the AFL, Sexton returned to country football where he played for Yarrawonga and Finley Football Clubs, and then moved into coaching. He captained and then coached the Murray Football League side in interleague competition and was the Victorian Country Under 18 coach in 2009. Sexton also coached the Yarrawonga Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.

Sexton was non playing coach of the Ovens & Murray Football League senior football interleague side from 2020 to 2024.

Damian Sexton had three cousins play at AFL clubs, Michael Sexton (Carlton 200 games), Ben Sexton (Footscray 39 games & Carlton 4 games) and Stephen Sexton (Carlton reserves).{{cite web |title=2009 - Damian's Big V Honour |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6183-0-0-0&sID=93764&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9384220 |website=Murray FNL |access-date=3 June 2025 |date=2 July 2009}}