Andrew Purser
Andrew Purser | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Andrew Douglas Purser | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1958 | ||
Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 1, 1982 interstate draft | ||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) |
Ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1978–1982 | East Fremantle | 85 (29) | |
1983–1987 | Footscray | 112 (16) | |
1988 | West Perth | 2 (1) | |
Total | 199 (46) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1983–1985 | Western Australia | 3 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Andrew Douglas Purser (born 31 October 1958) is a former
Career
Purser began his football career in 1978 with
Purser was drafted No. 1 by the Footscray Football Club in the 1982 VFL draft.[3] He debuted for Footscray in 1983 and played 112 VFL games over five seasons.[4] He was awarded the Charles Sutton Medal in 1984 as the club's best and fairest[3] and in 1985 he helped the club reach the preliminary final, where they lost to Hawthorn by 10 points.[5] He also represented Western Australia football in 1983, 1984 and 1985.[6]
Purser returned to Western Australia in 1988 and played two games for West Perth Football Club in the WAFL before retiring from football at age 28[2] to pursue a career in the finance industry.[5]
Profile
Purser played as a
Personal life
Purser and his wife, Jenny, have two children.[5] His son, Ben, is a basketball player.[7]
References
- ^ "1979 Premiers". facebook.com/effccollection. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Andrew Purser". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrew Purser". draftguru.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Purser". afltables.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Western Bulldogs Past Players – Newsletter February 2020" (PDF). Western Bulldogs. 29 July 2020. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "State Games 1951-2011". wafooty.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Hope, Shayne (3 August 2011). "Wildcats bring in ex-AFL star's son". Yahoo.com. The West Australian. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
External links
- Andrew Purser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Andrew Purser at AustralianFootball.com
- "PURSER, Andrew Douglas". WAFL FootyFacts.