Peter Bubner
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hamley Bridge, South Australia
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| originalteam = Hamley Bridge (APFL)
| height = 193cm
| weight = 88kg
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| years1 = 1980–1990
| club1 = Central District (SANFL)
| games_goals1 = 199 (168)
| years2 = 1991–1992
| games_goals2 = {{0}}28 {{0}}{{0}}(0)
| games_goalstotal = 227 (171)
| sooyears1 = 1983-1988
| sooteam1 = South Australia
| soogames_goals1 = {{0}}{{0}}7
| sooyears2 = 1987
| sooteam2 = Australia
| soogames_goals2 = {{0}}{{0}}1 (0)
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Peter Bubner (born 12 May 1961) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) for the Central District Football Club and Sturt Football Club from 1980 to 1992.
Biography
Born on 12 May 1961, in Hamley Bridge, South Australia,Hornsey (1986), p. 45. Bubner joined the Central District Under 17s in 1977 and represented South Australia in the 1978 Teal Cup. Making his senior debut for Central District in the 1980 SANFL season as a key defender, Bubner initially struggled to keep his place in the senior side, playing only 11 games in his first two seasons,Hornsey (1982), p. 41. before flourishing in defence and winning Central District's Best and Fairest in 1983.
Bubner's continued good form led to his drafting by Carlton Football Club in the first round (pick 13) in the 1987 VFL Draft. Partly due to the SANFL's Player Retention Scheme, which provided extra payments for leading SANFL players,{{cite web |title=Peter Bubner |url=https://www.blueseum.org/Peter+Bubner |website=Blueseum |publisher=Carlton Football Club |access-date=28 August 2023}} Bubner remained at Central District.
Bubner represented South Australia seven times, including at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival, as well as representing Australia during the 1987 series against Ireland.
In October 1990, Bubner was named in the Adelaide Football Club's initial training squad{{cite web |title=Adelaide: first AFL training |url=https://crowshistory.afc.com.au/adelaide-first-afl-training |website=Adelaide Football Club |publisher=Adelaide Football Club |access-date=28 August 2023}} but instead transferred to Sturt where he played his final two seasons at SANFL level before retiring.
Bubner's father John Bubner played SANFL football for North Adelaide{{cite web |last1=Devaney |first1=John |title=PETER BUBNER |url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/peter%2Bbubner/620 |website=Australian Football |publisher=Adam Cardoso |access-date=23 August 2023}} and brother David Bubner also played for Central District.
References
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Sources
- Hornsey, A. (ed.) Football Times Year Book 1982, Ashley Hornsey: Port Adelaide.
- Hornsey, A. (ed.) Football Times Year Book 1986, Ashley Hornsey: Port Adelaide.
{{1988 South Australia State of Origin Players}}
{{1989 South Australia State of Origin Players}}
{{Norm Russell Medal}}
{{1987 VFL national draft}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Central District Football Club players
Category:South Australian State of Origin players