Winston Abraham (born 29 September 1974) is a former

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er. During his

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career he played as a

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Early career

Abraham played in the Western Australian Sunday Football League for Thornlie and Kelmscott. He then played for Perth in the

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, playing only 8 games before being recruited by the

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AFL

He was a member of the

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inaugural squad and played in the Round 1 match against the

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at the

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. He was noted for his pace and ability to kick freak goals. In 1998 he moved to the

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, winning the

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in his first season, and played in their

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Premiership side. In the first home and away game of

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, 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 stationary

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(who had taken a mark more than a second earlier) and on falling landed awkwardly and damaged his left

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. 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.

Coaching

He was assistant coach at the

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, his original club, in 2006. In 2008 Abraham was coach of

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n Sunday Football League team Kelmscott.

Playing statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Winston Living people Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football 1974 births Fremantle Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club Premiership players Western Australian State of Origin players People from Narrogin, Western Australia Perth Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players