Peter James Welsh (24 January 1954 – 18 July 2008) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for Hawthorn and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A utility player who was used mainly in the

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, Welsh started his VFL career in

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with Hawthorn and played in their 1975 Grand Final loss to North Melbourne. He crossed to Richmond in

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and was a member of their side which won the premiership that season. Welsh was on occasions pushed forward and kicked 22 goals in

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. Welsh died on 18 July 2008 after a long illness. He was the son of Collingwood footballer Bill Welsh.

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* * 1954 births 2008 deaths Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club premiership players Hawthorn Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub