Brian J. Winton (born 28 July 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Brian Winton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brian J. Winton | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1963 | ||
| Original team(s) | Wentworth | ||
| Draft | No. 1, 1989 pre-season draft | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1983 | Richmond | 10 (3) | |
| 1984–1988 | Essendon | 32 (4) | |
| 1989 | St Kilda | 5 (4) | |
| Total | 47 (11) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Winton was a gifted forward in his youth, topping the goal-kicking in the 1982 Under-19s competition. [1] The former Wentworth played was promoted to the Richmond seniors in 1983. He was used mostly as a defender in the VFL and crossed to Essendon after just one season at Richmond.
In his first two seasons with Essendon, the club won premierships, and as a result he was only able to break into the team on three occasions during this time.[2] After another brief season in 1986, Winton played 20 of a possible 22 games in the 1987 VFL season, playing as a full-back.[3] When Essendon were unable to satisfy his salary expectations, he was released by the club and signed by St Kilda, with the first pick of the pre-season draft.[4]
Although he kicked three goals on his St Kilda debut, against the Brisbane Bears, Winton played just four more league games.[2] He then played for both Prahran and Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association, followed by a stint as coach of Cheltenham from 1996 to 1999 .
References edit
- ^ "Winton, Brian J". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Brian Winton
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ The Age,"Bomber trio dumped", 2 March 1989, p. 28