Nick Pesch | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Nick Pesch | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 1974 | ||
Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens | ||
Draft | 41st, 1993 Pre-Season draft | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1994–1996 | Adelaide | 31 (15) | |
1997 | Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
Total | 35 (15) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Nick Pesch (born 25 June 1974) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Adelaide Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Pesch, who played in the 1993 Woodville-West Torrens SANFL premiership team, made his AFL debut late in the 1994 AFL season and put together regular games in 1995, appearing 15 times. [1] During the 1995 season he kicked four goals in a match against Geelong. A rover, he was traded to Melbourne for Clay Sampson after struggling to have an impact in 1996. [2] After one year at Melbourne, Pesch returned to Woodville-West Torrens and won their 'Best and Fairest' award in 1998. He is a member of the Woodville-West Torrens official 'Team of the Decade', on the interchange bench. [3]
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