Peter Spencer (born 11 January 1956) 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 who played for the
East Perth Football Club
The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club based in Leederville, Western Australia, current playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Formed in 1902 as the Union Football Club, the club ...
in the
West Australian Football League
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(WAFL) and
North Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL). He is a dual
Sandover Medal
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list, winning the award in 1976 and 1984 and a triple
F. D. Book Medallist (best and fairest at East Perth), winning the award
in 1975,
1976
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He played for Western Australia in the
1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival
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All of the Section One finals were pl ...
, before moving to Victoria to play for the Kangaroos
in 1981 and
1982
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. His first season in the VFL was impressive, playing nineteen games and kicking the third most goals for the Kangaroos with 26, but injuries restricted him to only five games in 1982.
Spencer returned to Western Australia in 1983, but after two seasons with East Perth switched to
Subiaco. After 21 games with the Lions it was clear his style was antagonistic to the philosophies of coach
Bunton, and Spencer applied along with
Derek Kickett
Derek Thomas Kickett (born 6 October 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer. Kickett played with seven different VFL/AFL, WAFL and SANFL clubs during his career.
Early career
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for a clearance to
Claremont. At first the WAFL denied these applications, but on 21 May Spencer won his clearance – though he was recruited mainly to stiffen Claremont's reserves and played only two senior matches for the Tigers.
In 1987 he had one last season with the Royals, but injuries meant he had to play with headgear and padding all through – though he retired on a high note with a best afield effort as the Royals avoided the wooden spoon by downing .
[Stocks, Gary; 'Spencer Lets the Tears Flow for a Fairytale End'; ''The West Australian'', 24 August 1987, p. 97]
He was inducted into the
West Australian Football Hall of Fame
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in 2007.
He is the son of former East Perth player Jim Spencer and is currently a sports commentator with the
ABC
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. He is an old boy of
Aquinas College, Perth
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1956 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
East Perth Football Club players
Subiaco Football Club players
Claremont Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club players
Western Australian State of Origin players
Sandover Medal winners
West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
People educated at Aquinas College, Perth