Wally Nash

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Wally Nash
Personal information
Full name Walter Edward Nash
Date of birth (1929-06-10) 10 June 1929 (age 95)
Date of death 20/06/2024
Place of death Altona, Victoria
Original team(s) Warragul, Balaclava
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1953–54 Hawthorn 17 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Career highlights

1949, 1950 leading goalkicker CGFL.
1951, 1952 leading goalkicker WNEFL

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Wally Nash (born 10 June 1929) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]


Nash began his career as a fifteen year old making his debut with Warragul in the Central Gippsland FL in 1945. He showed great promise as a small forward.

As he matured and grew bigger, Nash was moved to full forward and in 1949 won the CGFL goalkicking with 80 goals. He backed up that effort in 1950 with 89 goals for the season.

In 1951 Nash transferred to Euroa, he topped the goalkicking for the Waranga North East FL both years he played. He kicked 74 and 88 goals respectively. Hawthorn signed him in 1953 where he stayed for three years and played 17 games for 18 goals. A knee injury in early 1955 stopped him from playing.

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 649. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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