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| Footscray | Andrew Purser | Footscray | ||
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Footscray Western Bulldogs Red white and Blue |
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Height: |
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Weight: |
95 | |||
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Birthday: |
31 October 1958 | |||
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Period: |
1983 to 1987 | |||
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Senior Games: |
112 | |||
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Goals: |
17 | |||
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Recruited From: |
East Fremantle | |||
| Honours: | 1984 Best and Fairest. WA state side from 1983 to 1985. Preliminary final 1985. | |||
| He grew up in Mugumber just north of Perth then moved to Perth for his schooling. | ||||
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Footscray |
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| Western Bulldogs | Footscray beat Collingwood for his services, securing Purser and a big wad of cash for rover Gary Shaw (who ended up playing 32 games). | |||
| He was nicknamed 'Polly' by Tony Buhagiar as Tony thought that Andrew may be as good as Graeme Farmer. | ||||
| Andrew was great in all forms of ruckwork, as a tap ruckman, in the centre, at the boundary and around the ground. He was a good mark and fine kick. | ||||
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He had a heart as big as Phar Lap and would ruck for all of the match. That's what wore him out in the end. | |||