Peter Riccardi (born 17 December 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Early career

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and Argentine descent, Riccardi made his debut for Geelong in Round 4, 1992 against West Coast, a real foe of Riccardi's, who he faced in the losing Grand Finals of 1992 and 1994. Riccardi's raking left foot helped him win the 1998

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. He famously won a game against Carlton with a 50m goal after the siren. Riccardi had played 282 games at the end of the 2005 season and struggled to return to the side in 2006, playing just 3 games in the first part of the year. He returned in Round 17 and performed well in Round 18 against

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with 3 goals, but in Round 19 against St Kilda, Riccardi's career was effectively ended when he suffered a hamstring injury. His career finished with the disappointment of being close to the coveted 300 game mark and playing in three Grand Finals, he never won a premiership. In 2007, he was named on a half forward flank in the

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Honours

* Individual: **

: 1998 **

: 2007 ** Member of the Geelong F.C. Hall of Fame * Other achievements: ** 907th player to play a match for Geelong ** Seventh-most games played for Geelong (288 games) ** 17th-most goals scored for Geelong (286 goals) ** 10,310th player to play a match in the VFL/AFL

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riccardi, Peter Geelong Football Club players Carji Greeves Medal winners Victorian State of Origin players Australian people of Italian descent Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1972 births Living people