Don Walsh
Collingwood
AFL career
6 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1954 v CAR5 June 1954
- Most recent
- R13 1955 v NTH16 July 1955
Stats
1955 | COL | 1 | 0.0 |
1954 | COL | 5 | 0.0 |
Bio
Discovered by scouts during a scratch match while completing National Service at Puckapunyal, Don Walsh was a polished wingman originally from the Union Football Club in Cohuna. He was thrown into the fire for his 1954 debut, taking the field in a notoriously violent clash against Carlton at Victoria Park, yet showed enough poise amidst the brawls to be rated Collingwood's best player by radio broadcasters. Renowned for his ball-handling, balance, and long drop kicks, Walsh looked set for a long career but found himself squeezed out of a strong, Grand Final-bound line-up the following season. With senior opportunities limited, he returned to the family dairy farm at the end of 1955, eventually cementing his legacy as a country football icon in the Cohuna district.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Aug 1934
- Died
- 02 Mar 2016 (aged 81y 190d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionDiscovered by scouts during a scratch match while completing National Service at Puckapunyal, Don Walsh was a polished wingman originally from the Union Football Club in Cohuna. He was thrown into the fire for his 1954 debut, taking the field in a notoriously violent clash against Carlton at Victoria Park, yet showed enough poise amidst the brawls to be rated Collingwood's best player by radio broadcasters. Renowned for his ball-handling, balance, and long drop kicks, Walsh looked set for a long career but found himself squeezed out of a strong, Grand Final-bound line-up the following season. With senior opportunities limited, he returned to the family dairy farm at the end of 1955, eventually cementing his legacy as a country football icon in the Cohuna district.