Peter Tossol

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Peter Tossol
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Full name Peter Anthony Tossol
Date of birth (1962-11-21) 21 November 1962 (age 58)
Place of birth Eildon, Victoria
Original team(s) Thornton-Eildon
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1982–1984 Melbourne 17 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Anthony Tossol (born 21 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a Victorian Country representative in cricket. [1]

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Melbourne career

Tossol, a forward, came to Melbourne from Thornton-Eildon. [2] Tossol kicked goals with his first two kicks in league football, on debut against Richmond in 1982. [3] [4] A former Assumption College captain, Tossol made only five senior appearances that season, but did well in the reserves, finishing at the club's leading goal-kicker. [2] [5] After appearing just twice in the VFL in 1983, Tossol played 10 league games in the 1984 season. [6] His 14 goals in 1984 included four against reigning premiers Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [7] He was a member of Melbourne's 1984 reserves premiership team. [2]

Ovens & Murray Football League

Tossol played 229 games in the Ovens & Murray Football League, 211 of them for the Wangaratta Rovers. [8] He was part of three premierships with the Wangaratta Rovers, in 1991 and 1993 and 1994. [8] His other 18 games were with Corowa-Rutherglen, which he coached from 1999 to 2003, then again from 2008 to 2010. [8] [9] This included premierships in 2000 and 2003. He is an inductee in the Ovens & Murray Football League Hall of Fame and is coach of the Corowa-Rutherglen Team of the Century. [10]

Tossol coached Wangaratta Rovers in 2004, then coached Mansfield in the Goulburn Valley Football League from 2005 to 2007.

Personal life

Elder brother, John, played two games for Melbourne, both in 1981. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peter Tossol". CricketArchive.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peter Tossol". Demon Wiki.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne again falls short". The Canberra Times . 2 May 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 29 March 2014– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  5. ↑ The Age , "Hawk stars return", 30 April 1982, p. 28
  6. ↑ "Peter Tossol". AFL Tables.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne v Hawthorn". AFL Tables.
  8. 1 2 3 "Peter Tossol - 2013". Ovens & Murray Football League.
  9. ↑ "History". Fox Sports Pulse.
  10. ↑ Corowa Free Press, "Corowa-Rutherglen greats recognised", 10 July 2013, Jason Marks
  11. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
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