The son of Laurie Peake, who played 89 games for East Fremantle, Peake was a versatile ruck-rover, half-forward flanker or centreman. He had a long and successful career with East Fremantle where he made his debut in 1972, playing in three premiership winning sides (1974, 1979and 1985), winning a Sandover Medalin 1977 and captaining the All-Australian side in 1979 and 1986.
Peake played 296 premiership games for the Blue and Whites, and holds the record for six club Best and Fairests; after being controversially sacked with full support of the board by the Sharks three rounds into 1990,[2] he moved on to Perth when no other WASFL club was interested in him.[3] In his short career with the Demons, Peake played his 300th WAFL career premiership match before retiring after 372 career premiership matches in elite Australian rules football.
Peake has been named a WAFL Hall of Fame Legend.[4]
VFL career
Peake transferred to Victorian Football League club Geelong midseason in 1981. Amidst much hype he was flown to Kardinia Park by helicopter for training where a crowd of 3000 fans awaited his arrival. In 1982 he was promoted to team captain after just 13 VFL games, although he gave up this position a year later to club game record holder Ian Nankervis.[5] 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).[6] After the 1984 season, Peake returned to Western Australia, where he continued to play for a further six seasons.
Other matches
Peake also played nine pre-season/night series matches for East Fremantle and 22 interstate matches for Western Australia, along with a pre-season/night series match for Geelong (these are recognised as senior by the WAFL but not by the VFL/AFL).
If these matches are included, then Peake played a total of 404 senior career games, becoming the second West Australian behind Barry Cable to reach 400 senior career games, and equalling Cable's record for most career senior games played by any elite Australian rules football player born in Western Australia.[7]
The VFL/AFL list Cable and Peake's total as 403, excluding their VFL/AFL pre-season/night series match (Cable for North Melbourne and Peake for Geelong).
Notes
^ These tallies refer to premiership (home-and-away and finals matches) only.
^Lague, Steve; ‘Stunned Peaks Axed by Sharks’; The West Australian, 18 April 1990, p. 144
^Stocks, Gary; ‘Peake Out in Cold’; The West Australian, 19 April 1990, p. 144
^WA Football Hall of Fame Inductees 11 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^Townsend, John Hall of Fame should peek at Peake 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine; The West Australian
References
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 512-513. ISBN1-74095-001-1.
Pike, Chris (September 2006). Alan East (ed.). The Sandover Medal Men. Alan East. pp. 193–198. ISBN0-9775813-0-6.
External links
Brian Peake's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Brian Peake at AustralianFootball.com
Brian Peake player profile page at WAFL FootyFacts
January 20, 2023
brian, peake, brian, francis, peake, born, december, 1953, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, east, fremantle, perth, west, australian, football, league, wafl, geelong, victorian, football, league, also, played, state, origin, football, western, au. Brian Francis Peake OAM born 4 December 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for East Fremantle and Perth in the West Australian Football League WAFL and Geelong in the Victorian Football League VFL He also played State of Origin football for Western Australia from 1978 to 1987 captaining the side in 1979 1980 1986 and 1987 Peake was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1990 and was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2013 Brian PeakeOAMPersonal informationFull nameBrian Francis PeakeNickname s Bomber PastiesDate of birth 1953 12 04 4 December 1953 age 69 Place of birthSouth Perth Western AustraliaOriginal team s Manning JFCHeight180 cm 5 ft 11 in Weight82 kg 181 lb Position s UtilityPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1972 1981 1985 90East Fremantle296 287 1 1981 1984Geelong66 49 1990Perth10 6 Total372 342 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals 1974 1977WAFL6 2 1978 1982 1984 87Western Australia16 14 Total22 16 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990 Career highlightsEast Fremantle captain 1979 1981 1986 1987 3 x WAFL premiership player 1974 1979 1985 East Fremantle best and fairest 1976 1980 1987 Sandover Medal 1977 WA State of Origin captain 1979 1980 1986 1987 All Australian team 1979 1980 1986 All Australian captain 1979 1986 Tassie Medal 1979 Geelong captain 1982 West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2004 Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2013Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 WAFL career 2 VFL career 3 Other matches 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksWAFL career EditThe son of Laurie Peake who played 89 games for East Fremantle Peake was a versatile ruck rover half forward flanker or centreman He had a long and successful career with East Fremantle where he made his debut in 1972 playing in three premiership winning sides 1974 1979 and 1985 winning a Sandover Medal in 1977 and captaining the All Australian side in 1979 and 1986 Peake played 296 premiership games for the Blue and Whites and holds the record for six club Best and Fairests after being controversially sacked with full support of the board by the Sharks three rounds into 1990 2 he moved on to Perth when no other WASFL club was interested in him 3 In his short career with the Demons Peake played his 300th WAFL career premiership match before retiring after 372 career premiership matches in elite Australian rules football Peake has been named a WAFL Hall of Fame Legend 4 VFL career EditPeake transferred to Victorian Football League club Geelong midseason in 1981 Amidst much hype he was flown to Kardinia Park by helicopter for training where a crowd of 3000 fans awaited his arrival In 1982 he was promoted to team captain after just 13 VFL games although he gave up this position a year later to club game record holder Ian Nankervis 5 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 6 After the 1984 season Peake returned to Western Australia where he continued to play for a further six seasons Other matches EditPeake also played nine pre season night series matches for East Fremantle and 22 interstate matches for Western Australia along with a pre season night series match for Geelong these are recognised as senior by the WAFL but not by the VFL AFL If these matches are included then Peake played a total of 404 senior career games becoming the second West Australian behind Barry Cable to reach 400 senior career games and equalling Cable s record for most career senior games played by any elite Australian rules football player born in Western Australia 7 The VFL AFL list Cable and Peake s total as 403 excluding their VFL AFL pre season night series match Cable for North Melbourne and Peake for Geelong Notes Edit These tallies refer to premiership home and away and finals matches only Lague Steve Stunned Peaks Axed by Sharks The West Australian 18 April 1990 p 144 Stocks Gary Peake Out in Cold The West Australian 19 April 1990 p 144 WA Football Hall of Fame Inductees Archived 11 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Geelong Honour roll Archived from the original on 11 February 2009 Retrieved 13 July 2009 Holmesby amp Main 2005 p 512 Townsend John Hall of Fame should peek at Peake Archived 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine The West AustralianReferences EditHolmesby Russell Main Jim 2002 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 4th ed Melbourne Victoria Crown Content p 512 513 ISBN 1 74095 001 1 Pike Chris September 2006 Alan East ed The Sandover Medal Men Alan East pp 193 198 ISBN 0 9775813 0 6 External links EditBrian Peake s playing statistics from AFL Tables Brian Peake at AustralianFootball com Brian Peake player profile page at WAFL FootyFacts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Peake amp oldid 1118360142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
