Nick Walsh (footballer)
Nick Walsh is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Walsh, a half-forward flanker, started out at St Peters in the Geelong Football League. He won the club's best and fairest award in 1985. The following year he did pre-season training with Geelong but didn't earn a place on their senior list. He instead played reserves football with Essendon in 1986 and after three games was called up into the seniors for the round 20 fixture against St Kilda at Moorabbin Oval. He was only on the field for 15 minutes and didn't appear at league level again that year. In Essendon's Panasonic Cup semi-final win over the West Coast Eagles in 1987, Walsh kicked eight goals, then a club record for a night series game. He subsequently got more opportunities in 1987, playing eight games. His other two league appearances for Essendon came in 1988.
