Andrew Welsh (footballer)

For the footballers with a similar name, see Andrew Welsh.

Andrew Welsh
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Welsh
Date of birth	(1983-02-11) 11 February 1983
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Original team(s)	Westmeadows / Calder Cannons
Height / weight	188 cm / 87 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder/Defender
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2011	Essendon	162 (32)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.

Andrew Welsh (born 11 February 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

He was selected by Essendon with the 47th selection in the 2001 AFL draft. He is a backline player who has played halfback or back pocket for much of his career. However, lately he has developed his game to play as a tagging-defensive midfielder.

He is a very quick player and runs off half back very well. A knee injury in 2005 sidetracked his career a little, but he has made a strong comeback in defence during 2006. In 2007 and 2008 his role changed, and he played primarily as a defensive forward and defensive midfielder respectively.

In October 2011, Welsh retired from Essendon Football Club due to several injury setbacks after playing 162 games with the club.

He then moved to the United States to attempt to become an actor.^[1] In 2013, he became a boundary rider for the Seven Network.

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of Round 22, 2011 (1 October 2011)

Season	Team	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Marks	Handballs	Disp. Av
2002	Essendon	41	15	1	3	113	47	38	10.1
2003	Essendon	12	22	4	1	218	93	123	15.5
2004	Essendon	12	22	1	1	244	96	115	16.3
2005	Essendon	12	21	2	2	235	121	141	17.9
2006	Essendon	12	20	1	3	226	130	163	19.4
2007	Essendon	12	17	9	5	180	101	108	16.9
2008	Essendon	12	17	9	0	165	70	129	17.3
2009	Essendon	12	11	2	4	100	42	126	20.5
2010	Essendon	12	11	1	4	77	35	108	16.8
2011	Essendon	12	6	2	0	15	11	33	8
Totals			162	32	23	1573	746	1084	16.4

References

↑ Stevens, Mark & Ralph, Jon (8 July 2012). "Shooting from Windy Hill for the Hollywood Hills". Sunday Herald.

External links

Andrew Welsh's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
Andrew Welsh's statistics from AFL Tables

2001 AFL national draft

First round	1. Luke Hodge (PP) 2. Luke Ball (PP) 3. Chris Judd (PP) 4. Graham Polak 5. Xavier Clarke 6. Ashley Sampi 7. David Hale 8. Jimmy Bartel 9. Luke Molan 10. Sam Power 11. Richard Cole 12. Brent Reilly 13. Nick Dal Santo 14. Ashley Watson 15. Barry Brooks 16. Rick Ladson 17. James Kelly 18. Shane Harvey 19. Jason Gram

Second round	20. Daniel Elstone 21. Matt Maguire 22. Mark Seaby 23. Charlie Gardiner 24. Steve Johnson 25. Steven Armstrong 26. Aaron Rogers 27. Tom Davidson 28. Mark Powell 29. Lewis Roberts-Thomson 30. Rod Crowe 31. Joel Reynolds 32. Campbell Brown 33. David Rodan 34. Simon O'Keefe 35. Jarrad Wright

Third round	36. Sam Mitchell 37. Leigh Montagna 38. Ashley Hansen 39. Justin Davies 40. Gary Ablett Jr. (F/S) 41. Henry Playfair 42. Kieran McGuinness 43. Mark McGough 44. Ben Finnin 45. Nathan Clarke 46. Jarrad Waite (F/S) 47. Andrew Welsh 48. Simon Cox 49. Josh Houlihan 50. Paul Salmon

Fourth round	52. Andrew Browne 53. Daniel Hunt 54. Ben Robbins 55. Brad Miller 56. Paul Medhurst 57. Brent Colbert 58. Dane Swan 59. Jacob Schuback 60. Adam Schneider 61. Mick Martyn 62. Damon White 63. Adam Houlihan 64. Daniel McAlister

Sixth round	68. Chris Hyde 69. Matthew McCarthy 71. Brian Harris 72. Tristen Walker 74. Ricky Mott 75. Sam Cranage 76. Jared Poulton 77. Marty McGrath

Seventh round	80. Hugh Foott 81. David Johnson

Eighth round	83. Aaron James

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