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Key Facts

Full name
Bryan Pleitner

Known as
Bryan Pleitner

Born
9 December 1945 (age 78)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 136d
Last game: 22y 210d

Height and weight
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 87 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 11, 32
Hawthorn: 32

Recruited from
Footscray (1968)

Bryan Pleitner

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FootscrayV/AFL1965-19682870.2521%6.391.041.364
HawthornV/AFL1968100.000%12.000.004.000
V/AFL1965-19682970.2421%6.591.001.454
Total1965-19682970.2421%6.591.001.454

AFL: 7,676th player to appear, 5,639th most games played, 5,691st most goals kickedFootscray: 530th player to appear, 400th most games played, 441st most goals kickedHawthorn: 589th player to appear, 951st most games played, 913th most goals kicked

From Kyabram, Bryan Pleitner was a useful wingman whose twin career highlights were helping West Perth defeat East Perth in both the 1969 and 1971 WANFL grand finals. Between 1969 and 1972 he played 63 games for the Cardinals and booted nine goals. Prior to heading west he had registered 28 games and seven goals with Footscray from 1965 to 1968 and one game and no goals with Hawthorn in 1968.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

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Footnotes

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