Brian Walsh (Australian rules footballer)

Brian Walsh
Personal information
Birth 24 April 1951
Recruited from Sandhurst (Bendigo Football League)
Height and weight 179 cm / 81 kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 1, 1970, Carlton v.
Essendon, at Princes Park
Team(s)

Carlton (1970–75)

  • 64 games, 111 goals

Essendon (1975–78)

  • 51 games, 100 goals

Total 115 Games, 211 Goals

¹ Statistics to end of 1978 season

Brian T. Walsh (born 24 April 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.

From Sandhurst, Walsh had his best year in 1973 when he won Carlton's Best Clubman Award and topped their goalkicking with 60 goals, including a bag of eight against South Melbourne at Lake Oval. He was a rover in the 1973 Grand Final but finished on the losing team.

In 1975 he joined Essendon and kicked exactly 100 goals for the club over four seasons. He finished his career at Werribee and was their captain-coach in 1981, winning Werribee's 'Best and fairest'.

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