Peter Sinclair
Melbourne
AFL career
34 games18 goals
- Debut
- R8 1969 v FIT24 May 1969
- Most recent
- R11 1972 v FIT12 June 1972
Stats
1972 | MEL | 8 | 15.9 | 3.5 | 19.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1971 | MEL | 12 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1970 | MEL | 10 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1969 | MEL | 4 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Bio
Recruited from the University Blacks in the VAFA, Peter Sinclair arrived at Melbourne with a decorated amateur resume that included All-Australian honours. His VFL career was uniquely defined by the difficult balancing act of practising medicine while playing league football, a demanding schedule that often saw him arrive at matches sleep-deprived and limited his ability to cement a permanent starting 18 spot. Consequently, he was frequently utilised as a reserve or rotational utility forward, famously kicking five goals in a 1972 Reserves final. After battling significant injuries and glandular fever, he departed for Prahran in the VFA, though he remained an influential figure at Melbourne as part of the rebel group that challenged the board in the 1980s, while his son Ben later played AFL football for Collingwood.
Profile
- Born
- 19 May 1947 (age 79y 155d)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the University Blacks in the VAFA, Peter Sinclair arrived at Melbourne with a decorated amateur resume that included All-Australian honours. His VFL career was uniquely defined by the difficult balancing act of practising medicine while playing league football, a demanding schedule that often saw him arrive at matches sleep-deprived and limited his ability to cement a permanent starting 18 spot. Consequently, he was frequently utilised as a reserve or rotational utility forward, famously kicking five goals in a 1972 Reserves final. After battling significant injuries and glandular fever, he departed for Prahran in the VFA, though he remained an influential figure at Melbourne as part of the rebel group that challenged the board in the 1980s, while his son Ben later played AFL football for Collingwood.