Andrew Purser
Andrew Purser |
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Personal information |
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Date of birth |
(1958-10-31) 31 October 1958 |
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Original team(s) |
East Fremantle (WAFL) |
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Height/Weight |
1.93 m / 83 kg |
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Position(s) |
Ruckman |
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Playing career1 |
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Years |
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Games (Goals) |
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1983–1987 |
Footscray |
112 (16) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987 season. |
Andrew Douglas Purser (born 31 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A ruckman, Purser was a premiership player with East Fremantle in 1979. He joined Footscray in 1983 and played with the club for five seasons. In just his second season, he won the Charles Sutton Medal for Footscray's best and fairest player.
After 112 VFL games, Purser returned to Western Australia, a state he represented at interstate football, and finished his career with a brief stint at West Perth. He decided to retire at just 28 years of age.
Personal
Purser and his wife Jenny have two children, a daughter named Emma and a son named Ben, the latter a former Perth Wildcats development player.[1]
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| Western Australia 24.14 (134) defeated South Australia 16.14 (110), at Subiaco Oval, 4 June 1983
Western Australia 16.22 (118) defeated Victoria 16.19 (115), at Subiaco Oval, 12 July 1983 | | Both games | |
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| Western Australia 14.14 (98) defeated South Australia 14.13 (97), at Football Park, 9 June 1984
Western Australia 21.16 (142) defeated Victoria 21.12 (138), at Subiaco Oval, 17 July 1984 | | Both games | |
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| South Australia 30.18 (198) defeated Western Australia 16.15 (111), at Subiaco Oval, 15 June 1985
Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated Western Australia 9.11 (65), at Subiaco Oval, 16 July 1985 | | Both games | |
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| State of Origin vs. Victoria | |
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