Paul Wadham

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Paul Wadham
Personal information
Date of birth(1943-03-31)31 March 1943
Date of death 4 May 2006(2006-05-04) (aged 63)
Original team(s) Mortlake
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1964–1965 Collingwood 21 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Wadham (31 March 1943 – 4 May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Australian rules football Contact sport invented in Melbourne

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Debuting with the Collingwood Football Club in 1964, Wadham was a key position forward for the Magpies, standing at 196 cm tall. He played 21 games, booting 9 goals in his two seasons at the club before leaving to be a playing coach for the Kyabram Football Club in 1966. [1]

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He was recruited from Mortlake. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Beames, Percy (17 Nov 1966) Wadham coach at Kyabram
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.


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