Peter Falconer
Carlton and Geelong
AFL career
44 games49 goals
- Debut
- R4 1958 v SME3 May 1958
- Most recent
- R10 1963 v MEL29 June 1963
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Geelong Amateurs, Peter Falconer was a diminutive rover—standing just 169cm—who made a startling immediate impact at VFL level despite his light frame. He burst onto the scene with the Cats in 1958, remarkably polling the most Brownlow Medal votes for the club in his debut season. After an interrupted stint at Kardinia Park, Falconer crossed to Carlton in 1962 where he replicated his instant success, tying for the club's highest Brownlow honours and finishing second on the goal-kicking list during the Blues' run to the Grand Final that year. A nippy, dangerous snapshot forward who consistently caught the umpire's eye, his form tapered off significantly the following season, but his capacity to act as a primary playmaker at two different clubs stands as a testament to his natural ability.
Profile
- Born
- 28 Nov 1937 (age 88y 327d)
- Height
- 169 cm
- Weight
- 61 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Geelong Amateurs, Peter Falconer was a diminutive rover—standing just 169cm—who made a startling immediate impact at VFL level despite his light frame. He burst onto the scene with the Cats in 1958, remarkably polling the most Brownlow Medal votes for the club in his debut season. After an interrupted stint at Kardinia Park, Falconer crossed to Carlton in 1962 where he replicated his instant success, tying for the club's highest Brownlow honours and finishing second on the goal-kicking list during the Blues' run to the Grand Final that year. A nippy, dangerous snapshot forward who consistently caught the umpire's eye, his form tapered off significantly the following season, but his capacity to act as a primary playmaker at two different clubs stands as a testament to his natural ability.