Peter Bubner

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Peter Bubner
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-05-12) 12 May 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Hamley Bridge, South Australia
Original team(s) Hamley Bridge (APFL)
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1980–1990 Central District (SANFL) 199 (168)
1991–1992 Sturt (SANFL)028 00(0)
Total227 (171)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
1983-1988 South Australia 007
1987 Australia 001 (0)

Peter Bubner (born 12 May 1961) is a retired 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.

Born in Hamley Bridge, South Australia, [1] Bubner joined the Central District Under 17s in 1977 and represented South Australia in the 1978 Teal Cup. [2] Making his senior debut for Central District in the 1980 SANFL season as a key defender, [1] Bubner initially struggled to keep his place in the senior side, playing only 11 games in his first two seasons, [3] before flourishing in defence and winning Central District's Best and Fairest in 1983. [1]

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, [4] 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 [5] 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 [2] and brother David Bubner also played for Central District. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hornsey (1986), p. 45.
  2. 1 2 Devaney, John. "PETER BUBNER". Australian Football. Adam Cardoso. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Hornsey (1982), p. 41.
  4. ↑ "Peter Bubner". Blueseum. Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide: first AFL training". Adelaide Football Club. Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

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