Sandy Nelson (footballer)
| Sandy Nelson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Philip M. Nelson | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1966–1977 | Sturt | 244 (3) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 10 | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 19?. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Philip Nelson, commonly known as Sandy Nelson, is a former Australian rules footballer who played 244 games with Sturt in the SANFL from 1966 to 1977.[1]
Nelson, who went by his nickname of Sandy, played in no less than seven premiership teams during his time at Sturt. He played mainly as a centre half back and represented South Australia in 10 interstate matches, including carnivals in 1969 and 1972.
His son Ben would later have a long career with Sturt, captaining the team from 2004 until 2010, playing more than 200 games and being a part of the 2002 premiership team; he also had a brief AFL career at the Carlton and Adelaide Football Clubs.
In 2004, Nelson was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
References
[edit]- ^ "P M (Sandy) Nelson". SANFL. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Philip 'Sandy' Nelson at AustralianFootball.com
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Sturt 9.16 (70) defeated Glenelg 8.7 (55), at Football Park, crowd: 58,113 | |
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