Paul Armstrong (Australian footballer) explained

Paul Armstrong
Birth Date:10 January 1957
Originalteam:East Ballarat
Height:185 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1982
Years1:1982
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:12 (1)

Paul Armstrong (born 10 January 1957) is a former Australian rules football player and administrator. He played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Armstrong, a defender, came to St Kilda from East Ballarat.[1] He made 12 senior appearances for St Kilda, in the 1982 VFL season.[2]

In 1994 Armstrong was appointed Football Manager of the Geelong Football Club and remained in that role until 1997, when he became Football Manager for the Western Bulldogs.[3] [4] He left the Bulldogs in 2002.[5] From 2004 to 2008, Armstrong was the Football Operations Manager for Richmond.[4] [6] He then worked for the AFL Coaches Association, as Operations Manager.[7]

Armstrong currently operates his own career consulting firm.

Notes and References

  1. News: Australian Football: Neesham in to face Footscray. . . 7 May 1982 . 8 July 2014 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Paul Armstrong. AFL Tables.
  3. News: AFL weighs $50,000 fine after brawl. . . 1995-04-20 . 2014-01-28 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Paul Armstrong (Coaching Development Manager). Footy Recruits. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130904195220/http://www.footyrecruits.com/footy-recruits-aflca.htm. 4 September 2013. dmy-all.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald, "Demons are favoured to win the battle of Brittain", 9 October 2002
  6. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  7. Web site: Spit out your coaches. 2 October 2013 . AFL.com.au.