Tony Nesbit

Tony Nesbitt
Personal information
Full name	Anthony David Nesbitt
Date of birth	26th April 1938
Date of death	6th May 1996 (58)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1958-1970	Swan Districts[1]	233 (163)[2]
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1968	Swan Districts
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970 season.
Career highlights
Premiership Player (WANFL) 1961, 1962, 1963 WA State Team 1964, 1965, 1966 Swan Medal 1964

Anthony "Tony" Nesbit is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club. Originally playing in the seconds for Swan Districts his long career began at the club in 1954 along with Keith Slater.

A lightly built player he started on the wing but developed later into a ruck rover. In his debut season in the league competition, 1958, Nesbit won the “Rookie of the Year” title.^[3] After having been the chopping block of Western Australian football between 1946 and 1960, Swan Districts entered a period of unprecedented success during the early sixties, which Nesbit was a part of. Nesbit played in the back pocket of all three premiership sides, and was co-captain of Swan Districts in 1965 and 1966.

In 1968 Nesbitt was appointed as captain/coach of the side but Swan Districts’ 1968 season was so bad that the team won only one game after the siren against East Fremantle - the closest any senior WAFL team between 1918 and 1998 came to a winless season. As a result, Nesbit was replaced by Bill Walker. Nesbit retired in 1970 after playing 235 games for the club, he is now a life member. He was selected as a ruck rover in the Swan Districts Team of the Century.

Death*: Anthony David (Tony) Nesbit died on 6 May 1996 at North Yunderup, Western Australia.2,3 Believed to be in a car accident •Fame*: He achieved Fame as WAFL Player, Captain Coach 1968, 235 games, WA State Side 3 games, Swan Districts "Team of the Century" in 1958 at Swan Districts, Western Australia.

Tony Nesbit Swan Districts Football Club. Life Member Captain/Coach 1968 Vice-Captain 1965-66 235 Games (1958-1970) Premierships 1961, 1962, 1963 Swan Medal 1964 WA State Team (three times)

•Father*: Bartholomew Alexander* Nesbit2 b. 29 Sep 1908, d. 19 Jan 1977 •Mother*: Lillian M P Poole2 •Birth*: Anthony David (Tony) Nesbit was born in 1938.2 •He was the son of Bartholomew Alexander* Nesbit and Lillian M P Poole.2

Citations

References

1. "Swan Districts Football Club – Playertracker – Tony Nesbitt". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
2. "Premiership Players 1931 - 2009". West Australian Football Commission.
3. "Swan Districts Football Club – History". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-08-26.