Peter Freeman (born 1 April 1969) is a former

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er who played for 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 ...

in the

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(VFL) and

West Perth Football Club The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia. West Perth competes in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW) and is the oldest exis ...

in the

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(WAFL). Playing in a number of positions in both the forward and back lines, Freeman played five games for St Kilda, debuting against in round 15 of the 1988 season. He also finished runner-up in the club's reserves

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. He was delisted by St Kilda at the end of the

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, but was subsequently drafted by the

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with the 42nd pick in the 1991 National Draft. 48 Peter Freeman
– West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 1 November 2012. Moving to

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, Western Australia, Freeman was unable to break into West Coast's line-up, and instead played for West Perth in the WAFL. After being delisted from West Coast at the end of the

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, he remained with West Perth for several seasons, leading the club's goalkicking in 1994. He later returned to

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, where he played for the

Frankston Football Club Frankston Football Club, nicknamed the ''Dolphins'', is an Australian rules football club based in Frankston, Victoria, Frankston, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club, formed in 1887, has played in the Victorian Football League, Victoria ...

in the

(VFL). Freeman also coached several teams at amateur level, including the Frankston YCW and Langwarrin Football Clubs in the

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(MPNFL).Peter Freeman
– Frankston YCW Football Club. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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1969 births Frankston Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Melbourne St Kilda Football Club players West Perth Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub

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