Paul Armstrong (Australian footballer)

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).

Paul Armstrong
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-01-10) 10 January 1957
Original team(s) East Ballarat
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1982 St Kilda 12 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.



References
  1. "Australian Football: Neesham in to face Footscray". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 7 May 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. "Paul Armstrong". AFL Tables.
  3. "AFL weighs $50,000 fine after brawl". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 20 April 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. "Paul Armstrong (Coaching Development Manager)". Footy Recruits. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald, "Demons are favoured to win the battle of Brittain", 9 October 2002
  6. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  7. "Spit out your coaches". AFL.com.au. 2 October 2013.
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