Peter Burns
St Kilda
AFL career
4 games2 goals
- Debut
- R18 1959 v FIT29 Aug 1959
- Most recent
- R18 1960 v FIT27 Aug 1960
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local club East Brighton, Peter Burns was a lightly-built utility who progressed through St Kilda’s Under-19 program to earn a senior call-up in the late 1950s. Standing just 175cm, he was often undersized against VFL opponents but relied on his mobility to compete at the top level. He made his debut in 1959 for a solitary game and added three more appearances the following season, kicking two career goals during his brief stint in the seniors. Unable to cement a regular spot in a Saints lineup that was slowly building towards a more competitive era, he departed the club at the end of 1960 and continued his football journey in the VFA with Moorabbin, Brighton-Caulfield, and Sandringham.
Profile
- Full name
- Peter J. Burns
- Born
- 26 May 1939
- Died
- 12 Feb 2009 (aged 69y 262d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local club East Brighton, Peter Burns was a lightly-built utility who progressed through St Kilda’s Under-19 program to earn a senior call-up in the late 1950s. Standing just 175cm, he was often undersized against VFL opponents but relied on his mobility to compete at the top level. He made his debut in 1959 for a solitary game and added three more appearances the following season, kicking two career goals during his brief stint in the seniors. Unable to cement a regular spot in a Saints lineup that was slowly building towards a more competitive era, he departed the club at the end of 1960 and continued his football journey in the VFA with Moorabbin, Brighton-Caulfield, and Sandringham.