Phil Walsh (Australian rules footballer)
| Phil Walsh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Phillip Walsh | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 2015 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Somerton Park, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Hamilton | ||
| Height / weight | 180 cm / 80 kg | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1983 | Collingwood | 22 (9) | |
| 1984–1986 | Richmond | 40 (14) | |
| 1987–1990 | Brisbane Bears | 60 (18) | |
| Total | 122 (41) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2015 | Adelaide | 12 (7–5–0) | |
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Phillip "Phil" Walsh (15 March 1960 – 3 July 2015) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Walsh played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1983 and 1990. Upon ending his playing career, Walsh held assistant coaching roles at Geelong, West Coast and Port Adelaide before being appointed as the head coach of the Adelaide Football Club for the seasons 2015–2017.
On 3 July 2015, Walsh was found dead in his Somerton Park home in South Australia with multiple stab wounds. His son Cy was charged with murder.
Walsh played mostly as a wingman and made his VFL debut in the 1983 season with Collingwood. The following year he crossed to Richmond where he spent three seasons with the club playing in 40 games. He finished his career with the Brisbane Bears and won their inaugural best and fairest award in 1987.
After his playing career, Walsh became the fitness co-ordinator and senior team runner at the Geelong Football Club from 1996 to 1999, before moving to the Port Adelaide Football Club as an assistant coach in 1999. He was an assistant coach under Mark Williams in Port's 2004 premiership team. In the same year he was awarded the AFL Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year award.
In 2009, Walsh moved to West Coast as an assistant coach under John Worsfold.
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