Career
Walsh started his career as a centreman, with Ormond Amateurs, in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. He was recruited to the VFL by Street Kilda coach Alan Killigrew, who had coached Walsh when he was a junior with Canadian Broadcasting Company Street Kilda. His 131 league games, between 1956 and 1964, included two finals.
Walsh didn"t kick a goal for Street Kilda, although he did manage a goal for an opposition team
The goal came when Street Kilda were playing Carlton at Junction Oval, in the fourth round of the 1958 season. Due to the pressure from Carlton players, Walsh rushed a kick, which went through the opposition"s goal posts.
Normally this would be a behind, but the field umpire Bill Barbour gave the all-clear for the goal umpire to signal a goal, despite not having had clear vision of the kick. In newspaper scorecards, Walsh was listed as one of Carlton"s goal-kickers, but records now give the goal to Carlton rover Doug Beasy.
He played for the Cobram Football Club after leaving Street Kilda.
