Brian T. Walsh (born 24 April 1951) is a former

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er who played for

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and

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1970s. From Sandhurst, Walsh had his best year in 1973 when he won Carlton's Best Clubman Award and topped their goalkicking with 60 goals, including a bag of eight against

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at Lake Oval. He was a rover in the 1973 Grand Final but finished on the losing team. In 1975 he joined Essendon and kicked exactly 100 goals for the club over four seasons. He finished his career at

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and was their captain-coach in 1981, winning Werribee's 'Best and fairest'. Walsh coached the

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in 1993, losing a close

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Preliminary Final by three points.

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