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" award.[5] 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 was made a life member. He was selected as a ruck rover in the Swan Districts Team of the Century.
Referencesedit
^. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
^"Premiership Players 1931 - 2009". West Australian Football Commission.
^"Tributes Flow in for Nesbit". Westside Football (14): 7. 16 May 1996.
^. 2007. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
November 23, 2023
tony, nesbit, anthony, david, tony, nesbit, april, 1938, 1996, australian, rules, footballer, highly, successful, west, australian, national, football, league, wanfl, playing, swan, districts, football, club, originally, playing, seconds, swan, districts, long. Anthony David Tony Nesbit 26 April 1938 6 May 1996 3 4 was an 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 Tony NesbittPersonal informationFull nameAnthony David NesbittDate of birth26 April 1938Date of death6 May 1996 1996 05 06 aged 58 Place of deathNorth Yunderup Western AustraliaPosition s Ruck rover back pocketPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1958 1970Swan Districts 1 233 163 2 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals 1963 1965Western Australia8 0 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1968Swan Districts21 1 20 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970 Career highlightsPremiership player 1961 1962 1963 Swan Medal 1964 Swan Districts Team of the CenturySource AustralianFootball comA 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 award 5 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 was made a life member He was selected as a ruck rover in the Swan Districts Team of the Century References edit Swan Districts Football Club Playertracker Tony Nesbitt 2007 Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 26 August 2007 Premiership Players 1931 2009 West Australian Football Commission Tributes Flow in for Nesbit Westside Football 14 7 16 May 1996 MCB Summary Of Record Information Swan Districts Football Club History 2007 Archived from the original on 22 August 2007 Retrieved 26 August 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Nesbit amp oldid 1033086490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
