Peter Somerville

Peter Somerville (born 8 July 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 160 games for Essendon in the AFL.

Peter Somerville
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-08) 8 July 1968
Original team(s) Moe
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1988–1999 Essendon 160 (89)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A ruckman, and son of John Somerville, he shared rucking duties with Paul Salmon for much of his career. He was a premiership player with Essendon and represented Victoria in 1991 and was well known for his amazing high leaping marks.

After a successful career spanning over a decade, Somerville owned and operated his own plumbing business until 2002. He then ventured to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to teach plumbing at TAFE.

Statistics

[1]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
1988 Essendon 42423311041234350.50.87.82.510.35.81.08.83
1989 Essendon 19322241135153160.70.78.03.711.75.01.05.30
1990 Essendon 19451211233154161.30.35.33.08.33.81.04.00
1991 Essendon 1917141210959168858520.80.76.43.59.95.00.53.10
1992 Essendon 1920211616971240114111451.10.88.53.612.05.70.67.35
1993 Essendon 191813141168119791141550.70.86.44.510.95.10.88.60
1994 Essendon 191061573996336750.60.15.73.99.63.30.67.50
1995 Essendon 1924187177140317128173190.80.37.45.813.25.30.713.312
1996 Essendon 19215511010021073102890.20.25.24.810.03.50.513.83
1997 Essendon 19131076461225251370.10.05.83.59.44.00.410.51
1998 Essendon 19120264371013482120.00.25.33.18.42.80.717.70
1999 Essendon 191420654410937102390.10.04.63.17.82.60.717.10
Career 160 89 63 1019 650 1669 700 100 1690 0.6 0.4 6.4 4.1 10.4 4.4 0.6 10.6 24

References

  1. "Peter Somerville". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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