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 56)
Original team(s) St Peters (GFL)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (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 three games was called up into the seniors for the round 20 fixture against St Kilda at Moorabbin Oval.[4][5] He was only on the field for 15 minutes and didn't appear at league level again that year. In Essendon's Panasonic Cup semi-final win over the West Coast Eagles in 1987, Walsh kicked eight goals, then 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]

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. ^ a b The Age, "Bulldog Gepp to miss clash with old club", 18 July 1986, p. 28
  5. ^ a b c "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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