fullname years clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
andy preston 1977 total '' ' -- 1981 1982 -- 1983 1986 '' ` geelong richmond footscray 1986 andy preston scotch college 16 august 1957 andy preston
 180 cm / 77 kg
andy preston

andy preston -lrb- born 16 august 1957 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with geelong , richmond and footscray in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
preston , from scotch college , was a utility who made his league debut as a 19-year-old in 1977 .
he played for most of the second half of the 1977 season and added another 15 games in 1978 when he averaged 14 disposals .
in 1979 he missed just three games and polled well in the brownlow medal count with seven votes , the second best for geelong .
he spent most of the 1980 and 1981 seasons in the reserves and in both of those years was on the wing when they won the reserves grand final .
he moved to richmond in 1982 in search of greater opportunities but had to wait until round 12 to play his first game , although he then played every match for the rest of the year .
a utility , he played in richmond 's semi final win over carlton that year but was n't selected in the grand final , having pulled his hamstring .
after just six appearances in 1983 , preston left the vfl , but returned in 1986 to play two games with footscray .
