Wally Nash
| Wally Nash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Walter Edward Nash | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1929 | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 2024 (aged 95) | ||
| Place of death | Altona, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Warragul, Balaclava | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–54 | Hawthorn | 17 (18) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
|
1949, 1950 leading goalkicker CGFL. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Walter Edward Nash (10 June 1929 – 20 June 2024) was an 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Wally Nash's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Wally Nash at AustralianFootball.com