Peter Peters
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Peter Peters is an Australian former professional rugby league
footballer, commentator and journalist.
He was a first grade player for Parramatta Eels
(1967–68) and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
from 1969 to 1974, playing in the 1972 and 1973 premiership winning teams, Later he became a football commentator on radio station 2GB
before moving to 2KY
, forming a partnership with former referee Greg Hartley
, which became popularly known as the 'Decibel Duo' and 'Hollywood and Zorba'. Peters was nicknamed 'Zorba' for his Greek ancestry. He was also a panelist on tevelision programme Controversy Corner, hosted by Rex Mossop
in the late 1970s.
He later became Media Manager at Manly.
Late in the 2011 NRL season
Peters was stood down by the Manly-Warringah club over a sexist comment made to a female journalist.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer, commentator and journalist.
He was a first grade player for Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
(1967–68) and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
from 1969 to 1974, playing in the 1972 and 1973 premiership winning teams, Later he became a football commentator on radio station 2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
before moving to 2KY
2KY
2KY is a commercial radio station based in Sydney, broadcasting throughout New South Wales and Canberra on a network of over 140 narrowcast transmitters as well as the main 1017 AM frequency in Sydney. 2KY broadcasts live commentary of thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing...
, forming a partnership with former referee Greg Hartley
Greg Hartley
Greg Hartley is an Australian former referee in the New South Wales Rugby Football League competitions of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hartley has been described as "perhaps the most colourful and controversial referee in football history"....
, which became popularly known as the 'Decibel Duo' and 'Hollywood and Zorba'. Peters was nicknamed 'Zorba' for his Greek ancestry. He was also a panelist on tevelision programme Controversy Corner, hosted by Rex Mossop
Rex Mossop
Rex Peers Mossop was an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer—a dual-code international, and an Australian television personality from 1964 until 1991.-Rugby union career:...
in the late 1970s.
He later became Media Manager at Manly.
Late in the 2011 NRL season
2011 NRL season
The 2011 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the fourteenth run by the National Rugby League. The NRL's main championship, called the 2011 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, was contested by sixteen teams for the...
Peters was stood down by the Manly-Warringah club over a sexist comment made to a female journalist.