David Wall (footballer)

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David Wall
Personal information
Full name David Alister Wall
Date of birth (1947-09-03) 3 September 1947 (age 75)
Original team(s) West Heidelberg
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1967–1976 Fitzroy 132 (120)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Wall (born 3 September 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He joined the team at age 19 and retired at the age of 28. His jersey numbers were 9 and 33. [1]

Originally from West Heidelberg, Wall played much of his football as a forward. [2] He topped Fitzroy's goal-kicking in 1974 with 35 goals. [3]

He was the 852nd player to appear with Fitzroy, played the 63rd most games, and kicked the 35th most goals within the club. [1]

He played at Northcote after leaving Fitzroy but was forced into retirement when he twice suffered concussion in the space of three games. [4] On one occasion during the Centenary Cup in 1977 against Yarraville, Northcote brought his replacement onto the ground before Wall had been taken off on a stretcher; Yarraville called for a head count, and Northcote's score was cancelled. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Australian Football - David Wall - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "David Wall - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ↑ AFL Tables: David Wall
  4. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2004), The VFA: a history of the Victorian Football Association, 1877–1995, p. 41
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