Adam Peek

Adam Peek

Personal information
Full name	Adam Peek
Born	(1977-10-05) 5 October 1977 (age 46) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)[1]
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–98 Adelaide Rams 13 1 0 0 4 1999–01 Canterbury-Bankstown 23 1 0 0 4 2002 South Sydney 10 0 0 0 0 2003–06 Parramatta Eels 48 4 0 0 16 2007 St. George Illawarra 19 1 0 0 4 2008 Cronulla-Sutherland 21 0 0 0 0 2009–11 Crusaders RL 45 3 0 0 12 Total 179 10 0 0 40
Source: [2][3]

Adam Peek (born 5 October 1977

Peek progressed through the local St George junior system, playing Jersey Flegg for the Dragons and captaining them to their 1996 Grand Final victory. Throughout the season Peek featured as a reserve for the first grade side, seeing no game time.

Adelaide

In 1997 Peek played for the newly formed Adelaide Rams side in the

In 1999, Peek joined Canterbury (first grade player number #634)[5] and was a regular member of the reserve grade team before receiving the opportunity to play first grade against Manly when Steve Reardon was relegated. He played in the Semi-Final against Melbourne from the bench. Adam also played in the reserve grade Qualifying Semi-Final against Balmain.

In 2000, Peek was a regular member of the 1st Division team, captaining them to their victory against the Penrith Panthers.^[6]

In 2001, Peek was again captain of the Bulldog's 1st Division team, but saw an increased number of first grade games compared to his previous seasons at the club.

South Sydney

In 2002 Peek joined the re-admitted South Sydney side (first grade player number #959),^[7] playing in their return match against the Sydney Roosters. Peek would feature in a total of 10 games for the South Sydney club, all from the bench.

Parramatta

2003 saw Peek join the

2006 however saw Peek begin the season in Premier League before receiving a call up in round 8 against Manly-Warringah, a game in which he received a grade one dangerous throw charge, rendering him unavailable for selection for one round. Peek was next seen in first grade against the Canberra Raiders in round 17.^[10]

St George Illawarra

In 2007 Peek returned to where it all began, signing with the

In 2008, Peek played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing in 21 games including 2 finals matches, the qualifying final victory over the Canberra Raiders and the 28-0 preliminary final loss against Melbourne at the Sydney Football Stadium.^[11]

Crusaders

Peek joined the Crusaders in the 2009 season,^[12][13] playing 45 games over 3 seasons for the Welsh-based club.

Post Retirement

Post professional retirement, Peek joined the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in the local Newcastle competition for the 2012 season, citing the laid-back, authentic, rugby league experience as an attraction^[14]

Peek is employed by the NRL in a part-time mentoring role; helping budding talents to look at the bigger picture for when their playing days should come to an end.^[15]

In 2015, Peek and many other current and former Bulldogs players travelled to Papua New Guinea to assist in the construction of a school. In addition to the construction of the school, Peek and the other players provided coaching clinics promoting the importance of education, healthy lifestyles and respect for women and children.^[16]

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