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Key Facts

Full name
Michael Peppard

Known as
Mick Peppard

Born
28 April 1877

Died
30 January 1939 (aged 61)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 66d
Last game: 26y 4d

Height and weight
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy; Essendon

Recruited from
Fitzroy (1900)

Mick Peppard

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FitzroyV/AFL1897500.0020%———0
EssendonV/AFL1900-190342100.2471%———0
V/AFL1897, 1900-190347100.2166%———0
Total1897, 1900-190347100.2166%———0

AFL: 249th player to appear, 4,454th most games played, 4,932nd most goals kickedFitzroy: 31st player to appear, 765th most games played, 816th most goals kickedEssendon: 57th player to appear, 389th most games played, 438th most goals kicked

After failing to make his mark at Fitzroy, where he played five games without kicking a goal in the VFL’s inaugural season, Mick Peppard spent the next couple of years playing for Melbourne Juniors. Offered a second chance at league level by Essendon in 1900 he showed that he had improved considerably as a player, and quickly established himself in the side. He went on to play 42 games and score 10 goals for the Same Old over four seasons. He was rather unfortunate to miss the 1901 grand final, which Essendon won, with injury.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.