Sandy Nelson (footballer)

Sandy Nelson
Personal information
Full name	Philip M. Nelson
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1966-1977	Sturt	244 (3)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	South Australia	10
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 19? season.
Career highlights
South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee

Philip '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, Sandy Nelson was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.

References

1. "P M (Sandy) Nelson". SANFL. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

External links

• Sandy Nelson's profile from AustralianFootball.com