Peter Thorne
Melbourne
AFL career
26 games35 goals
- Debut
- R2 1978 v FIT8 Apr 1978
- Most recent
- R18 1984 v FIT4 Aug 1984
Stats
1984 | MEL | 12 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1979 | MEL | 6 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
1978 | MEL | 8 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Bio
Rising through the Melbourne scholarship squad and Under 19s, Peter Thorne was a dangerous small forward whose initial stint at the top level was largely derailed by persistent knee and groin injuries. Unable to secure a permanent spot in the senior side between 1978 and 1979, he was forced to rebuild his career elsewhere, spending time with Prahran in the VFA and East Perth in the WAFL before earning a lifeline back to the Demons in 1984. Although his VFL return was brief, it delivered a spectacular individual performance in Round 9 against Footscray, where he booted seven goals in a high-scoring win, playing second fiddle only to Kelvin Templeton’s haul of eight. Recurring injury troubles ultimately cut his VFL career short, but Thorne established a significant legacy in the west, becoming a WAFL standout for Claremont where he won a premiership and two Simpson Medals before transitioning into coaching and recruiting.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Jan 1960 (age 66y 270d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRising through the Melbourne scholarship squad and Under 19s, Peter Thorne was a dangerous small forward whose initial stint at the top level was largely derailed by persistent knee and groin injuries. Unable to secure a permanent spot in the senior side between 1978 and 1979, he was forced to rebuild his career elsewhere, spending time with Prahran in the VFA and East Perth in the WAFL before earning a lifeline back to the Demons in 1984. Although his VFL return was brief, it delivered a spectacular individual performance in Round 9 against Footscray, where he booted seven goals in a high-scoring win, playing second fiddle only to Kelvin Templeton’s haul of eight. Recurring injury troubles ultimately cut his VFL career short, but Thorne established a significant legacy in the west, becoming a WAFL standout for Claremont where he won a premiership and two Simpson Medals before transitioning into coaching and recruiting.