- Peter Burns
Infobox afl player NEW
playername = Peter Burns
fullname = Peter Burns
heightweight =
birthdate = birth date|1866|1|5|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam =
dead = dead
deathdate = death date|1952|10|11|df=y
deathplace =
years = 1897-1902
clubs = AFL Gee
games(goals) = 89 (7)
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 1902
careerhighlights =
* Geelong captain 1896 (VFA), 1900
* South Melbourne (VFA) premierships 1885, 1889, 1890, 1891
* "Champion of the Colony" 1885, 1891
* Victorian representative 14 matches
* Captained Victoria 1899Peter Burns (5 January 1866 – 11 October 1952) was an
Australian rules football er in the (then)Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Victorian Football League (VFL).Burns was a tall ruckman and full-back. Playing originally with
Ballarat Football Club in the VFA, he later played with the VFA's South Melbourne and joined theGeelong Football Club in 1892.In 1996 Burns was inducted into the
Australian Football Hall of Fame .References
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* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/bi-bz.htm#Peter%20Burns%20(South%20Melbourne%20&%20Geelong) Full Points Footy Bio]
* [http://prod.www.afl.cfour.com.au/Season2007/Awards/HallofFame/Players/tabid/856/Default.aspx AFL Hall of Fame]
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