Quenton Leach
| Quenton Leach | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Quenton Harold Leach | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1972 | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 2020(aged 47) | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont(WAFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1995,Fremantlevs.Richmond,atMelbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1995–1998 | Fremantle | 56 (26) | |
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1Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Quenton Harold Leach(20 August 1972 – 7 April 2020[1]) was anAustralian rules footballerwho played in theAustralian Football League(AFL) for theFremantle Dockersbetween1995and1998.He was drafted fromClaremontin theWest Australian Football League(WAFL) as a foundation selection in the1994 AFL Draftand played mainly as a defender. He played for Marist Football Club in Churchlands in his junior career before being signed to Claremont.
Leach played most of his football in the backline, but is best remembered forkicking a goal after the sirento win a game againstBrisbanein1997.Fremantle were behind by one point when Leach took a mark about 30 metres from goal, just seconds before the siren sounded to end the game. His kick after the siren went straight through the goals and Fremantle won the game by 5 points.
In November 2016, Leach revealed that he hadtesticular cancer.In July 2017, it was reported that two rounds ofchemotherapyhad been successful in treating the cancer.[2]However, in April 2020, Leach died from the cancer.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Hope, Shayne (8 April 2020)."Fremantle Dockers AFL hero dead at 47".wwos.nine.com.au.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^McArdle, Jordan (16 July 2017)."Former Docker opens up about cancer battle".PerthNow.Retrieved16 July2017.
- ^Duffield, Mark (8 April 2020)."Inaugural Fremantle Docker and father of three Quenton Leach dies after cancer battle".TheWest.Retrieved8 April2020.
External links
[edit]- Quenton Leach's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
- Quenton Leachat AustralianFootball.com
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