Peter Brain (footballer)

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Peter Brain
Personal information
Full name Peter Brain
Date of birth (1944-12-10) 10 December 1944 (age 75)
Original team(s) Glen Iris
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1961 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Brain (born 10 December 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 90. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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