Paul Armstrong (Australian footballer)

Paul Armstrong
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-01-10) 10 January 1957 (age 68)
Original team(s)	East Ballarat
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982	St Kilda	12 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Armstrong (born 10 January 1957) is a former Australian rules football player and administrator. He played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Armstrong, a defender, came to St Kilda from East Ballarat. ^[1] He made 12 senior appearances for St Kilda, in the 1982 VFL season. ^[2]

In 1994 Armstrong was appointed Football Manager of the Geelong Football Club and remained in that role until 1997, when he became Football Manager for the Western Bulldogs. ^{[3] [4]} He left the Bulldogs in 2002. ^[5] From 2004 to 2008, Armstrong was the Football Operations Manager for Richmond. ^{[4] [6]} He then worked for the AFL Coaches Association, as Operations Manager. ^[7]

Armstrong currently operates his own career consulting firm.

References

1. "Australian Football: Neesham in to face Footscray". The Canberra Times . 7 May 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 8 July 2014– via National Library of Australia.
2. "Paul Armstrong". AFL Tables.
3. "AFL weighs $50,000 fine after brawl". The Canberra Times . 20 April 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 28 January 2014– via National Library of Australia.
4. "Paul Armstrong (Coaching Development Manager)". Footy Recruits. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.
5. Sydney Morning Herald , "Demons are favoured to win the battle of Brittain", 9 October 2002
6. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
7. "Spit out your coaches". AFL.com.au. 2 October 2013.