Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1958)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Peter Brown

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|19|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Campbell's Creek

| debutdate = Round 12, 1976

| debutteam = Carlton

| debutopponent = Collingwood

| debutstadium = Victoria Park

| height = 184 cm

| weight = 85 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1982

| years1 = 1976–1980

| club1 = Carlton

| games_goals1 = 35 (38)

| years2 = 1981–1982

| club2 = St Kilda

| games_goals2 = 20 {{0}}(4)

| games_goalstotal = 55 (42)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Peter Brown (born 19 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Brown started his career as a key forward and was at full-forward in Carlton's 1979 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood. Brown sought a clearance from Carlton after the 1980 VFL season and joined St Kilda in 1981 with whom he would play mostly in defence.

References

  • {{AFL Tables | P/Peter_Brown5 }}
  • [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Peter+Brown Blueseum profile]

{{1979 Carlton premiership players}}

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Category:1958 births

Category:Living people

Category:Carlton Football Club players

Category:Carlton Football Club premiership players

Category:St Kilda Football Club players

Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)

Category:VFL/AFL premiership players

Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen

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