Brian Peake

Brian Peake
OAM
Personal information
Full name Brian Francis Peake
Nickname(s) Bomber
Date of birth (1953-12-05) 5 December 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth South Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Manning JFC
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972–1981, 1985–90 East Fremantle 296 (287)[1]
1981–1984 Geelong 66 (49)
1990 Perth 10 (6)
Total 372 (342)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1974–1977 WAFL 6 (2)
1978–1982, 1984–87 Western Australia 16 (14)
Total 22 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Francis Peake OAM (born 5 December 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for East Fremantle and Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played State of Origin football for Western Australia from 1978 to 1987, captaining the side in 1979, 1980, 1986 and 1987. Peake was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1990 and was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004, and into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

  1. ^ These tallies refer to premiership (home-and-away and finals matches) only.