Paul Weston
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* Two time club best and fairest (1976 and 1980) | * Two time club best and fairest (1976 and 1980) | ||
* Glenelg Hall of Fame inducted 2001 | * Glenelg Hall of Fame inducted 2001 | ||
| - | * Played | + | * Played 13 games for South Australia |
| + | * Captained South Australia 1981, 1982 | ||
* Fos Williams Medallist 1982 | * Fos Williams Medallist 1982 | ||
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| - | + | | align=center style="background:Gold; color:black" | Other Career Highlights | |
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| - | *Essendon 1983 - 1985 | + | * Essendon (VFL) 1983 - 1985 |
| - | ** 60 games | + | ** 60 games and 12 goals |
| - | ** | + | ** Premiership Player 1984, 1985 |
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| + | * West Torrens 1986 - 1988 | ||
| + | ** 49 games and 21 goals | ||
| + | ** Best and Fairest 1987 | ||
| + | ** Coach of West Torrens 1986 -1988 | ||
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| + | * Norwood 1989 | ||
| + | ** 23 games and 8 goals | ||
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== Biographical == | == Biographical == | ||
| - | *Born: 9 | + | *Born: 9 April 1957 Adelaide |
*Height: 186cm | *Height: 186cm | ||
*Weight: 85kg | *Weight: 85kg | ||
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| - | Paul Weston started his career at Glenelg in 1973, and | + | Paul Weston started his career at Glenelg in 1973, and became an inspirational leader, captaining the Bays for four seasons. Not the most spectacular player, Weston was however very cool under pressure and well skilled. |
| - | + | As with many of the talented tigers players of the era, he played in many losing Grand Finals - 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981 and 1982. Pursued by several Victorian clubs and haunted by lack of premiership success, Weston moved to Essendon at the age of 26 in 1982. | |
| - | He | + | A centreman whilst at the Bay, Weston played primarily as a defender with Essendon. He won premierships with Essendon in his final two VFL seasons. |
| - | He finished his football career with Norwood in | + | Returning to South Australia following Essendon's 1985 premiership, Weston pursued coaching ambitions, taking up the position of Captain-Coach with West Torrens from 1986 to 1988 |
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| + | He finished his football career with Norwood in 1989. | ||
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| + | He was a South Australian State representative on 13 occasions and won a Fos Williams Medal (Best on Ground in State matches) in 1982 for his performance against Western Australia at Football Park. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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1. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weston_%28footballer%29 Wiki Article] | 1. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weston_%28footballer%29 Wiki Article] | ||
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| + | 2. [http://www.sanfl.com.au/hall_of_fame/paul_l_weston/ SANFL Hall of Fame] | ||
2. "Pride of the Bay" | 2. "Pride of the Bay" | ||
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[[Category:Players|Weston Paul]] | [[Category:Players|Weston Paul]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Captains|Weston Paul]] | ||
[[Category:Coaches|Weston Paul]] | [[Category:Coaches|Weston Paul]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hall of Fame|Weston Paul]] | ||
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Biographical
- Born: 9 April 1957 Adelaide
- Height: 186cm
- Weight: 85kg
- Recruited from: Glengowrie High School
- GFC League Debut: 1973
Guernsey Number: 1
Paul Weston started his career at Glenelg in 1973, and became an inspirational leader, captaining the Bays for four seasons. Not the most spectacular player, Weston was however very cool under pressure and well skilled.
As with many of the talented tigers players of the era, he played in many losing Grand Finals - 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981 and 1982. Pursued by several Victorian clubs and haunted by lack of premiership success, Weston moved to Essendon at the age of 26 in 1982.
A centreman whilst at the Bay, Weston played primarily as a defender with Essendon. He won premierships with Essendon in his final two VFL seasons.
Returning to South Australia following Essendon's 1985 premiership, Weston pursued coaching ambitions, taking up the position of Captain-Coach with West Torrens from 1986 to 1988
He finished his football career with Norwood in 1989.
He was a South Australian State representative on 13 occasions and won a Fos Williams Medal (Best on Ground in State matches) in 1982 for his performance against Western Australia at Football Park.
See also
Reference
1. Wiki Article
2. "Pride of the Bay"
3. 1981 SANFL Grand Final Football Budget
