Peter Woite 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 with

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and Glenelg in the

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

. He is on the interchange bench in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team' from 1870 to 2000. Woite was a key position player, used at both centre half forward and centre half back. After an injury riddled debut season in 1969, Woite had a good year in 1970 which saw him earn interstate selection for

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, the first of 12 occasions where he would represent his state. He won the

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willia ...

in 1975 as well as Port Adelaide's best and fairest award and was a member of the club's 1977 premiership team. In 1979 he crossed to Glenelg where he played his last two seasons, bringing up his 200th SANFL game milestone after managing 182 games with Port Adelaide.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Glenelg Football Club players Magarey Medal winners Australian rules footballers from South Australia South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub

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