Phil Walsh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phil Walsh
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1960(1960-03-15)
Age	64
Date Of Death	July 3, 2015, Somerton Park, Australia
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Pisces

Phil Walsh Biography

Phil Walsh is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on March 15, 1960 in Australia, Australia. Most notable for his playing career with the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League, he also spent time with Collingwood and Richmond in his career before becoming an assistant coach for several clubs.

He played for the Brisbane Bears like Michael Voss did for a short time.

Walsh played mostly as a wingman and made his VFL debut in the 1983 season with Collingwood. The following year he crossed to Richmond where he spent three seasons with the club playing in 40 games. He finished his career with the Brisbane Bears and won their inaugural best and fairest award in 1987.

After his playing career, Walsh became the fitness co-ordinator and senior team runner at the Geelong Football Club from 1996 to 1999, before moving to the Port Adelaide Football Club as an assistant coach in 1999. He was an assistant coach under Mark Williams in Port’s 2004 premiership team. In the same year he was awarded the AFL Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year award.

His son Cy was charged for his murder in July of 2015. He was married to Meredith Walsh.

Phil Walsh Net Worth

Phil Walsh is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Walsh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his VFL debut in 1983 as a wingman with Collingwood.

He became the head coach of the Adelaide Football Club for the 2015 season when he was tragically found dead by murder.

Phillip “Phil” Walsh (15 March 1960 – 3 July 2015) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Walsh played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1983 and 1990. Upon ending his playing career, Walsh held assistant coaching roles at Geelong, West Coast and Port Adelaide before being appointed as the head coach of the Adelaide Football Club for a three-season contract beginning in 2015.

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Who is Phil Walsh Dating?

According to our records, Phil Walsh married to Meredith Walsh. As of December 1, 2023, Phil Walsh’s is not dating anyone.

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On 3 July 2015, Walsh was found dead in his Somerton Park home. Police were called to the house just after 2:00 am, and found Walsh with multiple stab wounds. Paramedics arrived and tried to revive him, but a doctor confirmed him dead at the scene. Walsh’s wife Meredith was taken to a nearby hospital for cuts to her leg. Their 26-year-old son who also lived at the same home, Cy, was found by police a short time later, taken into custody and charged with murder. The Crows’ next scheduled match, against Geelong, on 5 July 2015, was cancelled with both teams awarded two premiership points, making it the only game cancelled outright in the league’s history.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Phil Walsh celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

In late September 2016, Cy Walsh was found not guilty over the murder due to mental incompetence (as he was using drugs), meaning he is now subject to a lifetime psychiatric supervision order and is permanently detained at the James Nash House forensic Mental Health Facility. Some staff at the centre were later found guilty of accessing his personal details without authorisation.

What happened to Adelaide coach?

Phil Walsh, 55, was head coach of the Adelaide Crows when he was knifed over 20 times by his mentally ill son in July 2015. The grisly incident sent shockwaves through Australia’s sporting landscape and also sparked an outpouring of grief for the respected football coach.

What happened to Adelaide Crows coach?

Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks contracts COVID , Port Adelaide’s Ollie Wines attacked by ‘a thousand anti-vaxxers’

Who is the coach of Adelaide Crows?

SCOTT Burns will take the reins as Adelaide’s senior coach against Carlton on Sunday after Matthew Nicks was ruled out via the AFL’s health and safety protocols.

What was wrong with Cy Walsh?

Cy Walsh was found to have been mentally incompetent with undiagnosed schizophrenia when he stabbed his father to death at his Adelaide home six years ago. He is currently serving a mental health supervision order from Ashton House, a forensic mental health unit.

How did Phil Walsh pass?

On 3 July 2015, Walsh was found dead at the age of 55, in his Somerton Park home with multiple stab wounds. His son Cy was charged with his murder, and later found not guilty due to mental incompetence.