| Winston Abraham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (age 51) Narrogin | ||
| Original team | Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1995,Fremantle vs.Richmond, at theMCG | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1995–1997 | Fremantle | 38(55) | |
| 1998–2001 | Kangaroos | 72 (104) | |
| Total | 110 (159) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Winston Abraham (born 29 September 1974) is anAustralian rules footballer. During hisAFL career he played as ahalf forward.
Abraham played in the Western AustralianSunday Football League for Thornlie and Kelmscott. He then played for Perth in theWest Australian Football League, playing only 8 games before being recruited by theFremantle Football Club
He was a member of theFremantle Dockers inaugural squad and played in the Round 1 match against theRichmond Tigers at theMCG. He was noted for his pace and ability to kick freak goals. In 1998, he moved to theKangaroos, winning theMark of the Year in his first season, and played in their1999 Premiership side.
In the first home and away game of2001, 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 stationaryJames Hird (who had taken a mark more than a second earlier) and on falling landed awkwardly and damaged his leftknee. 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.
He was assistant coach at thePerth Football Club, his original club, in 2006.[1]
In 2008, Abraham was coach ofWestern AustralianSunday Football League team Kelmscott.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | 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 | ||
