Peter Worsfold
Peter Worsfold | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Peter Michael Worsfold | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1970 | ||
Original team(s) | South Fremantle | ||
Draft |
25th overall, 1990 AFL Draft | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1987โ1990 | South Fremantle | 60 (43) | |
1991โ1993 | Brisbane Bears | 31 (24) | |
1994โ1999 | South Fremantle | 95 (90) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Peter Michael Worsfold (born 11 July 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the early 1990s.
Playing career
A Western Australian, Worsfold was taken by Brisbane with the 25th pick of the
Worsfold rejoined his original club, South Fremantle, in 1994. As joint captain, with former Carlton player Jon Dorotich, Worsfold helped steer South Fremantle to the 1997 Westar Rules premiership.[1][2]
In 2002, while playing with the Donnybrook Football Club, Worsfold broke the jaw of his Bunbury opponent, Beau Tann. The following year he fronted court, charged with grievous bodily harm but was found not guilty after arguing that the act wasn't deliberate and that he had bumped Tann with his shoulder while vying for the football.[3]
Coaching career
Worsfold joined his elder brother John as a development coach at the West Coast Eagles in 2007.[4]
Family
Peter is married with 3 children
References
- ^ "Peter WORSFOLD (South Fremantle)". West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era". West Australian Football Commission. 2010. p. 15. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Former Bear not guilty of on-field GBH". ABC News.
- ^ "Peter Worsfold joins West Coast coaches". Australian Associated Press. 29 December 2006.
External links
- Peter Worsfold's playing statistics from AFL Tables