Darryl Nisbet

Darryl A. Nesbit (born 16 June 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Darryl Nesbit
Personal information
Full name Darryl A. Nesbit
Date of birth (1949-06-16) 16 June 1949
Original team(s) Oakleigh Districts
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1970 St Kilda 1 (0)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1977–1980 Berwick
1984–1987 Cranbourne
1990–1991 Sandringham
1995–1996 Berwick
1999 Cranbourne
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A defender recruited from Oakleigh Districts, Nesbit made one league appearance for St Kilda, in round 21 of the 1970 VFL season, against Collingwood at Moorabbin Oval.[1]

Nesbit coached Berwick to premierships in 1979 and 1980. He was also in charge of Cranbourne when they won three successive premierships from 1985 to 1987.[2]

In 2008 he was named as an assistant coach in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League Team of the Century.[3]

Nesbit's father Des, also played for St Kilda.[4]

References

  1. AFL Tables: Darryl Nesbit
  2. Berwick Star Community, "Nisbet honoured", 31 July 2008
  3. Berwick Star Community, "Footy greats team up", 31 July 2008
  4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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