Peter McPhee
Footscray
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R9 1954 v GEE14 June 1954
- Most recent
- R13 1954 v RCH24 July 1954
Stats
Bio
Peter McPhee was a diminutive rover who played a supporting role during Footscray’s historic 1954 premiership season. Standing just 170cm, the 20-year-old broke into the senior lineup in the middle of the year, providing energy and depth to a team anchored by legends like Charlie Sutton and Ted Whitten. He played four matches during the winter months, helping the Bulldogs maintain their position on the ladder, though he did not manage to impact the scoreboard. Ultimately squeezed out of the side as the finals approached, McPhee’s VFL career was confined to that single triumphant year, marking him as a contributing squad member who helped facilitate the club's first premiership without taking the field on Grand Final day.
Profile
- Born
- 12 Jan 1934 (age 92y 283d)
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionPeter McPhee was a diminutive rover who played a supporting role during Footscray’s historic 1954 premiership season. Standing just 170cm, the 20-year-old broke into the senior lineup in the middle of the year, providing energy and depth to a team anchored by legends like Charlie Sutton and Ted Whitten. He played four matches during the winter months, helping the Bulldogs maintain their position on the ladder, though he did not manage to impact the scoreboard. Ultimately squeezed out of the side as the finals approached, McPhee’s VFL career was confined to that single triumphant year, marking him as a contributing squad member who helped facilitate the club's first premiership without taking the field on Grand Final day.