Steve Marsh (footballer)

Steve Marsh
Marsh, c. 1945
Personal information
Full name	Stephen William Marsh
Date of birth	(1924-09-12)12 September 1924
Place of birth	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Date of death	5 March 2024(2024-03-05) (aged 99)
Original team(s)	Kalgoorlie Railways (GNFL)
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1956	South Fremantle	226
1957–58, 1960	East Fremantle	039
Total		265
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1946–1954	Western Australia	019
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1957–1958	East Fremantle	Unknown
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Career highlights
South Fremantle premiership player 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954 South Fremantle fairest and best 1950, 1952, 1956 Sandover Medallist 1952 Simpson Medallist 1953 Western Australia captain 1954 East Fremantle premiership captain-coach 1957 All-Australian selection at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Stephen William Marsh (12 September 1924 – 5 March 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who represented ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle and ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) during the 1940s and 1950s.^[1]

Marsh is regarded as one of the finest rovers of his era.^[2] He was famed for his drop kicks to position.^[3]