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Ashley McIntosh
Personal information
Full name Ashley David McIntosh
Date of birth (1972-10-20) 20 October 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Claremont
Draft 112th overall, 1989 National draft
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–2003 Claremont 12 (22)
1990–2003 West Coast 242 (108)
Total 254 (130)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1991–1998 Western Australia 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1998.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ashley David McIntosh (born 20 October 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). The son of John McIntosh, who played for Claremont and St Kilda, McIntosh represented West Coast in 242 games between 1991 and 2003, playing in the club's 1992 and 1994 premierships, and was named in the All-Australian team in 1998.

Early life

The son of John McIntosh, who played football for Claremont and St Kilda, McIntosh was the youngest of three children. His sister, Karlene, played tennis for Western Australia, and his brother, Nathan, played senior football for Subiaco, later spending two years on West Coast's list without playing a senior game.[1] McIntosh attended Scotch College in Swanbourne, playing football for his school and the Dalkeith-Nedlands Junior Football Club. He also represented Scotch College in athletics, winning the state hurdles events over 200m and 400m.[2]

Playing style

While capable at either end of the ground, McIntosh most famous for playing at full-back, and in 2006 was named as the full-back in the club's best team ever over its 20-year existence (since 1987). He won a club best and fairest in 1998, and has been an All-Australian.

McIntosh was a very athletic player, and it was often reported that he could run a 100 m race in 11.0 seconds. The wiry McIntosh was also deceptively strong. Wayne Carey, on Talking Footy, once credited him as the strongest opponent he'd ever played against, which surprised a lot of people, including the show's host Bruce McAvaney.

He was well known for his battles with Wayne Carey. Fittingly, his final game was played against the Adelaide Crows, who Carey had signed with prior to the 2003 season. Continuing their war against each other, albeit older and slower, Carey regained vintage form and destroyed McIntosh head to head. In what would be McIntosh's final possession, he shanked a kick out of bound on the full after being laid out by Carey. Mercifully, McIntosh announced his immediate retirement following the game.

Statistics

[3]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1991 West Coast 53 17 11 6 102 52 154 58 8 0.6 0.4 6.0 3.1 9.1 3.4 0.5 2
1992† West Coast 11 17 15 9 104 63 167 48 21 0.9 0.5 6.1 3.7 9.8 2.8 1.2 5
1993 West Coast 11 19 25 11 147 61 208 68 29 1.3 0.6 7.7 3.2 10.9 3.6 1.5 5
1994† West Coast 11 24 22 17 204 97 301 107 25 0.9 0.7 8.5 4.0 12.5 4.5 1.0 11
1995 West Coast 11 10 12 4 54 39 93 34 6 1.2 0.4 5.4 3.9 9.3 3.4 0.6 0
1996 West Coast 11 24 1 2 129 111 240 81 23 0.0 0.1 5.4 4.6 10.0 3.4 1.0 2
1997 West Coast 11 19 5 2 112 65 177 55 13 0.3 0.1 5.9 3.4 9.3 2.9 0.7 0
1998 West Coast 11 23 2 3 203 95 298 90 36 0.1 0.1 8.8 4.1 13.0 3.9 1.6 6
1999 West Coast 11 22 0 1 158 76 234 88 16 0.0 0.0 7.2 3.5 10.6 4.0 0.7 0
2000 West Coast 11 22 9 7 135 68 203 69 24 0.4 0.3 6.1 3.1 9.2 3.1 1.1 0
2001 West Coast 11 12 6 4 78 28 106 50 10 0.5 0.3 6.5 2.3 8.8 4.2 0.8 0
2002 West Coast 11 19 0 0 97 61 158 48 18 0.0 0.0 5.1 3.2 18.3 2.5 0.9 1
2003 West Coast 11 14 0 0 69 48 117 25 14 0.0 0.0 4.9 3.4 8.4 1.8 1.0 0
Career 242 108 66 1592 864 2456 821 243 0.4 0.3 6.6 3.6 10.1 3.4 1.0 32

References

  1. ^ John McIntosh Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Osborne Park Bowling Club. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  2. ^ Quartermain, Glen (1994). "Young Macca". AFL Record. Published 1 October 1994. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. ^ Ashley McIntosh's player profile at AFL Tables
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