Peter Somerville
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Peter Somerville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1968-07-08) 8 July 1968 (age 55) | ||
| Original team(s) | Moe | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1988–1999 | Essendon | 160 (89) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Peter Somerville (born 8 July 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 160 games for Essendon in the AFL.
A ruckman, and son of John Somerville, he shared rucking duties with Paul Salmon for much of his career. He was a premiership player with Essendon and represented Victoria in 1991 and was well known for his amazing high leaping marks.
After a successful career spanning over a decade, Somerville owned and operated his own plumbing business until 2002. He then ventured to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to teach plumbing at TAFE.
Statistics
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 1988 | Essendon | 42 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 3 |
| 1989 | Essendon | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | Essendon | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 109 | 59 | 168 | 85 | 8 | 52 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 169 | 71 | 240 | 114 | 11 | 145 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 1993† | Essendon | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 116 | 81 | 197 | 91 | 14 | 155 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 39 | 96 | 33 | 6 | 75 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 1995 | Essendon | 19 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 177 | 140 | 317 | 128 | 17 | 319 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 12 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 19 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 110 | 100 | 210 | 73 | 10 | 289 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 3 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 46 | 122 | 52 | 5 | 137 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 37 | 101 | 34 | 8 | 212 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 44 | 109 | 37 | 10 | 239 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0 |
| Career | 160 | 89 | 63 | 1019 | 650 | 1669 | 700 | 100 | 1690 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 24 | ||
References
- ^ "Peter Somerville". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
External links
- Peter Somerville's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Essendon Football Club 1993 AFL premiers
Essendon 20.13 (133) defeated Carlton 13.11 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Sheedy
