Australian rules footballer Australian rules footballer Winston Abraham Personal information Date of birth| (1974-09-29) 29 September 1974 (age 48) Place of birth| Narrogin Original team(s)| Perth (WAFL) Debut| Round 1, 1995, Fremantle vs. Richmond, at the MCG Playing career1 Years| Club| Games (Goals) 1995–1997| Fremantle| 038 0(55) 1998–2001| Kangaroos| 072 (104) Total| | 110 (159) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. Career highlights * AFL Premiership player 1999 * AFL Goal of the Year 1996 * AFL Mark of the Year 1998 * Pre-season premiership 1998 * State of origin Western Australia Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com Winston Abraham (born 29 September 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer. During his AFL career he played as a half forward. ## Early career[edit] Abraham played in the Western Australian Sunday Football League for Thornlie and Kelmscott. He then played for Perth in the West Australian Football League, playing only 8 games before being recruited by the Fremantle Football Club ## AFL[edit] He was a member of the Fremantle Dockers inaugural squad and played in the Round 1 match against the Richmond Tigers at the MCG. He was noted for his pace and ability to kick freak goals. In 1998 he moved to the Kangaroos, winning the Mark of the Year in his first season, and played in their 1999 Premiership side. In the first home and away game of 2001, he suffered an injury that would ultimately end his career. In a freak incident, less than a minute after he entered the ground, he ran into a stationary James Hird (who had taken a mark more than a second earlier) and on falling landed awkwardly and damaged his left knee. After injuring the knee he walked off the ground. He was delisted at the end of that season, after it became apparent that surgery to his knee had not been successful. ## Coaching[edit] He was assistant coach at the Perth Football Club, his original club, in 2006.[1] In 2008 Abraham was coach of Western Australian Sunday Football League team Kelmscott. ## Playing statistics[edit] [2] Legend | Goals | | Kicks | | Disposals | | Tackles | | | | | | | | Behinds | | Handballs | | Marks Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | | | | | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T 1995 | Fremantle | 15 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 86 | 34 | 120 | 29 | 22 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 1996 | Fremantle | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 125 | 33 | 158 | 44 | 35 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 1997 | Fremantle | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 93 | 37 | 130 | 29 | 14 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 1998 | North Melbourne | 15 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 234 | 105 | 339 | 56 | 48 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 1999 | Kangaroos | 15 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 186 | 102 | 288 | 56 | 28 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 2000 | Kangaroos | 15 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 166 | 86 | 252 | 51 | 37 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 2001 | Kangaroos | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Career | 110 | 159 | 114 | 890 | 397 | 1287 | 265 | 184 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 ## References[edit] 1. ^ Aboriginal Football - January 2006 2. ^ Winston Abraham's player profile at AFL Tables ## External links[edit] * Winston Abraham's playing statistics from AFL Tables * v * t * e Inaugural Fremantle Football Club AFL team Full-back| * Jason Norrish * Stephen O'Reilly * Phil Gilbert Half-back| * Dale Kickett * Peter Mann * Quenton Leach Centre| * Scott Chisholm * Ben Allan (c) * Scott Edwards Half-forward| * Tony Delaney * Craig Burrows * Winston Abraham Full-forward| * Peter Bell * Chris Groom * Brendan Krummel Ruck| * Matthew Burton * Todd Ridley * Scott Watters Interchange| * Gary Dhurrkay * Jamie Merillo * David Muir Coach| * Gerard Neesham Fremantle lost to Richmond 12.13 (85) to 12.18 (90), round 1, 1 April 1995 at the MCG (Reference: Footystats) * v * t * e Kangaroos 1999 AFL premiers Kangaroos 19.10 (124) defeated Carlton 12.17 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground * 4\. 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