Brett Peake
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Brett Peake is an Australian Rules Football
er who plays for the St Kilda Football Club. He was traded from the Fremantle Football Club
during the 2009 AFL Trade Week
.
An outside midfielder, he began his senior football career at East Fremantle Football Club
in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL).
, utilising selection 43 in the 2003 AFL Draft
. His father, Brian Peake
, played over 400 senior games with East Fremantle
, Geelong
, Perth
and Western Australia between 1972 and 1990.
Peake spent the entire 2004 season playing with East Fremantle. Good form in the WAFL
and an extensive injury list at Fremantle saw him make his debut in Round 13 in 2005 against the Kangaroos. He ended the season having played nine of the last ten games. In 2006 Peake became a regular with the Dockers' side, playing 20 games and finishing the season with 10 Brownlow Medal
votes. He missed six games in early 2007 with a broken collarbone.
In 2009 he was suspended in June for a discipline breach and was also dropped for the last two games of the season. With concerns over his disposal and lack of two-way play leaving him on the outer at Fremantle, Peake requested a trade at the end of the year.
As his father did in most of his 300 games for East Fremantle, Peake wore the Number 7 guernsey for Fremantle.
Peake was recruited by St Kilda Football Club in exchange for the number 48 pick in the 2009 AFL Draft.
Peake made his debut for the Saints in Round 1, 2010, against Sydney
at ANZ Stadium, and had 14 possessions (and a goal) in an eight point victory.
Peake played 23 games in 2010, including four finals matches.
As of the end of the 2010 AFL season, Peake had played in seven finals matches including two grand finals.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who plays for the St Kilda Football Club. He was traded from the Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
during the 2009 AFL Trade Week
2009 AFL Draft
The 2009 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .- Trades :In the lead up to the trade week many high profile players such as...
.
An outside midfielder, he began his senior football career at East Fremantle Football Club
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL).
Career with Fremantle
Peake was the first player to be drafted by Fremantle under the father-son ruleFather-son rule
The father-son rule is a rule that allows clubs to select the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the team in Australian rules football, most notably the Australian Football League...
, utilising selection 43 in the 2003 AFL Draft
2003 AFL Draft
The 2003 AFL Draft was the 2003 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League...
. His father, Brian Peake
Brian Peake
Brian Francis Peake OAM is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for and in the Western Australian National Football League/West Australian Football League/WA State League and in the Victorian Football League...
, played over 400 senior games with East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
, Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
, Perth
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...
and Western Australia between 1972 and 1990.
Peake spent the entire 2004 season playing with East Fremantle. Good form in the WAFL
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
and an extensive injury list at Fremantle saw him make his debut in Round 13 in 2005 against the Kangaroos. He ended the season having played nine of the last ten games. In 2006 Peake became a regular with the Dockers' side, playing 20 games and finishing the season with 10 Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
votes. He missed six games in early 2007 with a broken collarbone.
In 2009 he was suspended in June for a discipline breach and was also dropped for the last two games of the season. With concerns over his disposal and lack of two-way play leaving him on the outer at Fremantle, Peake requested a trade at the end of the year.
As his father did in most of his 300 games for East Fremantle, Peake wore the Number 7 guernsey for Fremantle.
Move to St Kilda
During the 2009 trade week2009 AFL Draft
The 2009 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .- Trades :In the lead up to the trade week many high profile players such as...
Peake was recruited by St Kilda Football Club in exchange for the number 48 pick in the 2009 AFL Draft.
Peake made his debut for the Saints in Round 1, 2010, against Sydney
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
at ANZ Stadium, and had 14 possessions (and a goal) in an eight point victory.
Peake played 23 games in 2010, including four finals matches.
As of the end of the 2010 AFL season, Peake had played in seven finals matches including two grand finals.