Peter Wright (Australian footballer)
| Peter Wright | |||
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 Wright playing in June 2017. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Wright | ||
| Nickname(s) | Two-metre Peter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1996 | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 2014 national draft | ||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward / Ruckman | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2020 | Gold Coast | 66 (85) | |
| 2021– | Essendon | 21 (29) | |
| Total | 87 (114) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Grand Final, 2021. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Peter Wright (born 8 September 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 8 in the 2014 AFL draft.
AFL career[]
Gold Coast[]
Wright established himself as a key marking forward, using his considerable height to his advantage. Peter made his debut in round 10 2015 in a losing effort against Sydney kicking a goal. In round 11 2017 Wright kicked the winning goal against West Coast for the Suns first win against the Eagles. After his debut season Wright became a regular of the team, barely missing a game. In 2018 his suffered a knee injury that required re-hab. Wright played 17 out of a possible 22 games in season 2019 but the emergence of Ben King in 2019 and the return of Zac Smith meant Wright wasn't able to get a game in 2020.
Essendon[]
After six years at the Suns, he was traded to Essendon for more opportunities after the 2020 AFL season.[2]
Statistics[]
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2021[3]
| G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
| B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2015 | Gold Coast | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Gold Coast | 30 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 106 | 89 | 195 | 83 | 27 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 30 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 159 | 117 | 276 | 121 | 35 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 33 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 30 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 144 | 60 | 204 | 85 | 26 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Essendon | 20 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 146 | 100 | 246 | 90 | 37 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Career | 87 | 114 | 61 | 610 | 400 | 1010 | 420 | 146 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 1.7 | ||
References[]
- ^ Whiting, Michael (28 November 2014). "'Two-metre Peter' Wright too good for Suns to refuse". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (10 November 2020). "The Wright move: Dons grab former No.8 pick for bargain". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Peter Wright". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
External links[]
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- Peter Wright's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Peter Wright's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Gold Coast Football Club players
- Calder Cannons players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Essendon Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs