Peter R. Bell (born 14 October 1954) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er in the
VFL
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
.
A
half-forward
In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-forward line refers to a position on the field of play.
3 players are positioned in the half-forward line, a left and right half-forward flank player, as well as a centre half-forward.
A hal ...
flanker from
East Sandringham, Victoria, he debuted in
1973
Events January
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with the
St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league.
The club ...
, and his 188 cm frame was reliable in marking contests. Bell played 33 games and booted 33 goals for St Kilda, before moving to the
VFA in 1978 to play for
Sandringham Football Club.
[Fiddian, M. "Radojevic back for Roosters", ''The Age'', 29 August 1980, p. 22.]
References
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1954 births
Living people
St Kilda Football Club players
Sandringham Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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