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Key Facts

Full name
Anthony Michael Begovich

Known as
Tony Begovich

Born
7 August 1967 (age 57)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 286d
Last game: 25y 329d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Claremont; West Coast; Sydney

Jumper numbers
West Coast: 44
Sydney: 26

Recruited from
Claremont (1990); West Coast (1993)

Tony Begovich

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
ClaremontWASFL1985-199291430.47—————
West CoastAFL1990920.2278%5.332.891.560
SydneyAFL1993500.0020%5.004.002.600
WASFL1985-199291430.47—————
AFL1990, 19931420.1457%5.213.291.930
Total1985-1993105450.43—————

AFL: 10,123rd player to appear, 7,570th most games played, 8,279th most goals kickedWest Coast: 61st player to appear, 219th most games played, 215th most goals kickedSydney: 1,238th player to appear, 1,053rd most games played, 1,426th most goals kicked

Mostly used as a defender, but eminently capable of playing as a forward if required, Tony Begovich was a handy player for Claremont in 91 WAFL games between 1985 and 1992. He booted 43 goals. He was singularly unfortunate in that he was unavailable for one reason or another for all three of the Tigers’ winning grand finals during that time.

From 1990 to 1992 Begovich was on West Coast’s list, but persistent injuries limited him to just nine appearances, all in his first season. He was de-listed at the end of the 1992 season and drafted by Sydney but managed just five games in 1993 before retiring.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.