Peter Murnane

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Peter Murnane
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-02-05) 5 February 1955 (age 69)
Original team(s) De La Salle
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1976–1981 Hawthorn 80 (56)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Murnane (born 5 February 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.

Murnane played mostly as a wingman and half forward and was a two-time premiership winner at Hawthorn, the first in his debut season. Recruited from De La Salle, he spent six seasons with Hawthorn and managed 80 games.

Later life

Murnane worked as a physical education teacher at Ballarat Clarendon College. Now Works As A substitute at Elisabeth Murdoch College

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