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Peter Quirk

Peter Quirk

Australian rules footballer

Peter Quirk (born 26 January 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Quirk came from Riverina Football League club Narrandera.[2] He made seven VFL appearances for the Swans, all in the second half of the 1987 season.[3] This included Sydney's round 17 win over Essendon, when they amassed a club record score of 236 points, just two short of then league record[3][4][5] He had also played the previous week, when Sydney scored 201 against the West Coast Eagles.[3]

He finished third in the 1990 Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. [2]
    "Times Sport A.C.T.A.F.L. Good chance for NSW to beat Cats". The Canberra Times. 23 June 1985. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Peter Quirk". AFL Tables.
  4. [4]
    "Jim Main's Classic Matches - R17, 1987". Sydney Swans.
  5. [5]
    Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  6. [6]
    "Kouros limps across line for fifth win". The Canberra Times. 24 May 1990. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
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