Winston Abraham

Winston Abraham (born 29 September 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer. During his AFL career he played as a half forward.

Winston Abraham
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-09-29) 29 September 1974
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
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

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

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

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
[2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1995 Fremantle 15122312863412029221.91.07.22.810.02.41.8
1996 Fremantle 151316191253315844351.21.59.62.512.23.42.7
1997 Fremantle 15131613933713029141.21.07.22.810.02.21.1
1998 North Melbourne 1525403023410533956481.61.29.44.213.62.21.9
1999 Kangaroos 1523372318610228856281.61.08.14.412.52.41.2
2000 Kangaroos 152327171668625251371.20.77.23.711.02.21.6
2001 Kangaroos 15100000000.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career 110 159 114 890 397 1287 265 184 1.4 1.0 8.1 3.6 11.7 2.4 1.7

References
  1. Aboriginal Football - January 2006
  2. Winston Abraham's player profile at AFL Tables
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