Leigh Carlson (born 15 January 1958) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for Collingwood and Fitzroy in the VFL. Carlson started and ended his career at

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club Preston but in between played seven seasons in the VFL. His first stop was Collingwood where he was used mainly on the wing and as a rover. He played in their losing 1979 and 1980 Grand Final sides and during the 1981 season crossed to Fitzroy. In a rare period of success for Fitzroy he contested the finals with the club in 1981, 1983 and 1984.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlson, Leigh 1958 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players Northern Bullants players 20th-century Australian sportsmen