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Brian Peake
Brian Peake
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Debut	WAFL: East Fremantle VFL: Geelong vs. ?
Playing career1
	East Fremantle Geelong (1981-1984) 56 games, 49 goals
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Career highlights
	; Geelong Football Club captain (1982); 402 WAFL/VFL/State of Origin games;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Brian Peake (born 4 December 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the East Fremantle Football Club, the Perth Football Club, and the Geelong Football Club.

WAFL career

A half-forward flanker, Peake had a long career with East Fremantle where he made his debut in 1972, winning a Sandover Medal and captaining the All-Australian side. He Played Over 300 games for the Blue and Whites and holds the record for 6 club Best and Fairests he is one of the WAFL Hall of fame legends. Peake moved on late in his career to the Perth Football Club to reach 400 games.

VFL career

Peake was introduced to the Geelong Football Club in 1981. Amidst much hype he was flown to Kardinia Park by helicopter for training and in 1982 was promoted to team captain after just 13 senior games (although he gave up this position a year later). Widely regarded as one of the most in-form players in the country at the time, Peake was paid $1,000 a game (high by 1980s standards). After the 1984 season, Peake returned to Western Australia.

Peake is the father of Fremantle Dockers player, Brett Peake. He also has many relatives living in Sydney.

References

Ruck-rover - Brian Peake (East Fremantle, Geelong, Perth - captain) at fullpointsfooty.net

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-'''Brian Peake''' (born [[4 December]] [[1952]]) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[East Fremantle Football Club]] and the [[Geelong Football Club]].
+'''Brian Peake''' (born [[4 December]] [[1952]]) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[East Fremantle Football Club]], the [[Perth Football Club]], and the [[Geelong Football Club]].
 ==WAFL career==
-A half-forward flanker, Peake had a long career with East Fremantle where he made his debut in 1972, winning a [[Sandover Medal]] and captaining the [[All-Australian]] side. He Played Over 300 games for the Blue and Whites and holds the record for 6 club Best and Fairests he is one of the WAFL Hall of fame legends.
+A half-forward flanker, Peake had a long career with East Fremantle where he made his debut in 1972, winning a [[Sandover Medal]] and captaining the [[All-Australian]] side. He Played Over 300 games for the Blue and Whites and holds the record for 6 club Best and Fairests he is one of the WAFL Hall of fame legends. Peake moved on late in his career to the [[Perth Football Club]] to reach 400 games.
 ==VFL career==
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 [[Category:Geelong Cats players|Featherby, Peter]]
 [[Category:East Fremantle Football Club players|Peake, Brian]]
+[[Category:Perth Football Club players|Peake, Brian]]
 [[Category:1952 births|Peake, Brian]]
 [[Category:Living people|Peake, Brian]]