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Key Facts

Full name
Peter Filandia

Known as
Peter Filandia

Born
14 May 1970 (age 53)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 334d
Last game: 29y 344d

Height and weight
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; Sydney

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 34
Sydney: 37, 10

Recruited from
Essendon (1994)

Peter Filandia

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
EssendonAFL1991-199213141.0854%9.156.622.084
SydneyAFL1994, 1996-200070380.5450%8.636.112.769
AFL1991-1992, 1994, 1996-200083520.6351%8.716.192.6513
Total1991-1992, 1994, 1996-200083520.6351%8.716.192.6513

AFL: 10,218th player to appear, 2,932nd most games played, 1,998th most goals kickedEssendon: 961st player to appear, 653rd most games played, 388th most goals kickedSydney: 1,246th player to appear, 225th most games played, 202nd most goals kicked

A tough, industrious, energetic rover who was handy near goal, Peter Filandia struggled with injury during his time with Essendon and played just 13 games in 1991 and 1992, kicking 14 goals. He did not play a senior game at all in 1993, and the 1994 season found him at Sydney. He gave some excellent performances for the Swans but was also undermined by injury at times. When he retired from the AFL after the 2000 season he had played 70 AFL games for Sydney and booted 38 goals.

Filandia finished his playing career with VFL club Port Melbourne, serving as team captain as well as assistant coach. In 2002 he was embroiled in controversy after admitting he had bitten an opponent’s scrotum during a match; he was suspended for 10 weeks.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

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