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Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« on: July 19, 2008, 11:22:03 AM »
Just announced by Dermie on SEN:

1980 premiership player Peter 'Woosha' Welsh passed away last night after a long battle with illness.  :'(.

RIP

 


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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2008, 11:25:59 AM »
He fought the cancer for a long time.  When he was first diagnosed his body was riddled with it apparently.
He must have been a very strong man to go on for as long as he did.
RIP Peter
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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2008, 11:27:44 AM »
what kind of cancer did he have? for how long did he suffer??

its sickening that disease...
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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2008, 11:33:57 AM »
what kind of cancer did he have? for how long did he suffer??

its sickening that disease...
I can't remember

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2008, 11:40:41 AM »
Fantastic bloke was Woosha, will be sadly missed.

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2008, 12:10:39 PM »
what kind of cancer did he have? for how long did he suffer??

its sickening that disease...

Bowel cancer - Diagnosed about 4 years ago.

RIP

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2008, 01:03:17 PM »
Fantastic bloke was Woosha, will be sadly missed.

what jack said

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2008, 07:38:41 PM »
am pretty sure he seeked alternative treatment from overseas and had a long battle

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2008, 12:12:05 AM »
Going to tell you all l'm shattered but the team made us all proud today
To Billy & Jean, the family we support you & give our heartfelt condolences at this sad time
being a Yinnar boy like Peter & running around the family hareware in the early days which they owned in main street Yinnar & young Peter went off to play VFL fooball for Hawthorn in the 70's which he later went onto the Richmond football club.
l wont go into what Peter done for the Richmond football club because every Richmond supporter knows but he really loved it.
What l do want to say is Peter never forgot where he came from at Yinnar FC & frequently went back to the club to support them & was a great football ambassadoor to local footabll & to pass away so young is shattering
Peter my friend its been a great journey, you helped me through some very tough times in life & your advise helped me to be a good footballer & too be the person l partly am today l thankyou very much for you wise words, but more importantly we both fighting the same path in life & l hopefully can help others like you helped me.
God this is so hard to write tonight after talking to my friend on the phone, l lied to him why you passed away but l had too because l didnot want him to feel sorry for me because we had hope.

Peter God Bless you mate for you will come home,  we will bury you on the hill watching over us all, l will continue the fight.
Rest in peace mate

thankyou the Richmond football club & players for your great win today  :gotigers 1980

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2008, 12:16:21 AM »
RIP Peter.
That's two of our 1980 flag team gone after the untimely passing of Terry Smith last year or the year before. Tragedy absolute tragedy.

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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2008, 05:07:20 AM »
He was only 54  :(. RIP Peter.

Condolences to his wife, two children and other family and friends.
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Re: Peter 'Woosha' Welsh has passed away
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2008, 05:42:08 AM »
Cancer claims Welsh
The Age | July 20, 2008

FORMER Richmond premiership player and board member Peter Welsh lost his four-year battle with cancer on Friday night. He was 54.

Welsh made his VFL debut for Hawthorn and was part of the Hawks' 1975 losing grand final team before crossing to Richmond in 1980.

He played 79 games for the Hawks and a further 46 for the Tigers, the most memorable being the 1980 grand final against Collingwood, when the Tigers claimed their last premiership.

He had been a back pocket player with the Hawks but transformed into a winger with Richmond, kicking 54 goals.

The former Richmond director is survived by his wife and two children.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/cancer-claims-welsh/2008/07/19/1216163236105.html