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Full name
Peter Welsh
Known as
Peter Welsh
Born
29 June 1951 (age 73)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 16y 359d
Last game: 27y 51d
Height and weight
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 96 kg
Senior clubs
Footscray
Jumper numbers
Footscray: 37, 4
Family links
Jack Welsh (Father)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Footscray | V/AFL | 1968-1978 | 165 | 92 | 0.56 | 45% | 11.15 | 2.34 | 5.20 | 24 |
Total | 1968-1978 | 165 | 92 | 0.56 | 45% | 11.15 | 2.34 | 5.20 | 24 |
AFL: 8,062nd player to appear, 1,089th most games played, 1,191st most goals kickedFootscray: 563rd player to appear, 53rd most games played, 67th most goals kicked
Footscray's Peter Welsh was an aggressive, resolute and talented ruckman or key position player in 165 VFL games from 1968 to 1978. Powerful overhead, he was sometimes let down by his kicking, which was poor in technique, and of variable effectiveness. Nevertheless, he was good enough to win the Bulldogs' best and fairest award in 1972, and he also represented the VFL.
Author - John Devaney