Peter Quirk

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Peter Quirk
Personal information
Born (1961-01-26) 26 January 1961 (age 64)
Original team Narrandera
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1987 Sydney Swans 7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Quirk (born 26 January 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Quirk came from Riverina Football League club Narrandera. [2] He made seven VFL appearances for the Swans, all in the second half of the 1987 season. [3] This included Sydney's round 17 win over Essendon, when they amassed a club record score of 236 points, just two short of then league record [3] [4] [5] He had also played the previous week, when Sydney scored 201 against the West Coast Eagles. [3]

He finished third in the 1990 Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Times Sport A.C.T.A.F.L. Good chance for NSW to beat Cats". The Canberra Times . 23 June 1985. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 3 "Peter Quirk". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "Jim Main's Classic Matches - R17, 1987". Sydney Swans.
  5. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  6. ↑ "Kouros limps across line for fifth win". The Canberra Times . 24 May 1990. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
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