Nick Walsh (footballer)

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Nick Walsh
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Walsh
Date of birth (1965-01-07) 7 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Geelong
Original team(s) St Peters (GFL)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1986–1988 Essendon 11 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nick Walsh (born 7 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Walsh, a half-forward flanker, started out at St Peters in the Geelong Football League. [2] He won the club's best and fairest award in 1985. [3] The following year he did pre-season training with Geelong but didn't earn a place on their senior list. [4] He instead played reserves football with Essendon in 1986 and after five games in the two’s was called up into the seniors for the final round of the 1986 fixture against St Kilda at Moorabbin Oval. [4] [5] In Essendon's Panasonic Cup semi-final win over the West Coast Eagles in 1987, Walsh kicked eight goals 6 points which is still a club record for a night series game. [6] [7] He subsequently got more opportunities in 1987, playing eight games. [5] [8] His other two league appearances for Essendon came in 1988. [5]

He departed Essendon for Victorian Football Association club Werribee after the 1988 season, and played there for five seasons from 1989 to 1993, playing a total of 65 games and kicking 52 goals. He was part of the club's losing 1991 Grand Final team, and missed its 1993 premiership team with a hamstring injury. He then returned to the merged successor to his GFL junior club – Geelong West/St Peters – for three seasons before retiring from football. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Walsh, Nicholas". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "St Peters". Geelong West St Peters Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 The Age , "Bulldog Gepp to miss clash with old club", 18 July 1986, p. 28
  5. 1 2 3 "Nick Walsh". AFL Tables.
  6. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  7. ↑ "The Biggest Bag of Goals". Footy Stats.
  8. ↑ The Age , "Blues lose top four", 22 August 1986, p. 26
  9. ↑ "Blast from the Past: Nick Walsh". Werribee Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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