Peter Riccardi
Encyclopedia
Peter Riccardi is a former Australian rules football
er for the Geelong Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
, a real foe of Riccardi's, who he faced in the losing Grand Finals of 1992 and 1994.
Riccardi's raking left foot helped him win the 1998 Carji Greeves Medal
.
saw him produce a solid performance with 3 goals, but in Round 19 against St Kilda, Riccardi's career was effectively ended when he suffered a hamstring injury. His career finished with three great disappointments: he fell tantalisingly close to the coveted 300 game mark; despite playing in a strong team he never won a premiership; and a testimonial dinner organised in his honour by the Geelong Football Club was cancelled due to low ticket sales.
In 2007, he was named on a half forward flank in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century.
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 for the Geelong Football Club
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...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Early career
Riccardi made his debut for Geelong in Round 4, 1992 against West CoastWest Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
, a real foe of Riccardi's, who he faced in the losing Grand Finals of 1992 and 1994.
Riccardi's raking left foot helped him win the 1998 Carji Greeves Medal
Carji Greeves Medal
The Carji Greeves Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Geelong Football Club for the season....
.
Later career
In recent years, Riccardi had re-invented himself as an impact player, a player who comes off the bench in bursts. Riccardi had played 282 games at the end of the 2005 season and after struggling to return to the side in 2006, he played just 3 games in the first part of the year before returning in Round 17. Round 18 against BrisbaneBrisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
saw him produce a solid performance with 3 goals, but in Round 19 against St Kilda, Riccardi's career was effectively ended when he suffered a hamstring injury. His career finished with three great disappointments: he fell tantalisingly close to the coveted 300 game mark; despite playing in a strong team he never won a premiership; and a testimonial dinner organised in his honour by the Geelong Football Club was cancelled due to low ticket sales.
In 2007, he was named on a half forward flank in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to end of AFL career. Averages are in brackets.
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks Kick (football) Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including:* Association football* Australian rules football* International rules football* American football* Canadian football* Gaelic football* Rugby league* Rugby union... |
Handballs Handball (Australian rules football) Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball... |
Marks Mark (Australian football) A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground.... |
Disposals |
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| 1992 1992 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. The AFL Grand Final this year was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a Premiership.-Ladder:... |
Geelong | 15 | 20 | 19 (1.0) | 8 (0.4) | 223 (11.2) | 44 (2.2) | 102 (5.1) | 325 (16.3) |
| 1993 1993 AFL season -Ladder:All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. Each team also had two byes. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.-Awards:*The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gavin Wanganeen of .... |
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| 1994 1994 AFL season -Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series. It was the first season that the AFL implemented a top 8 team finals series... |
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| 1995 1995 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1995.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:*This was the first ANZAC Day clash held between Collingwood and Essendon which famously ended in a draw.-Round 5:-Round 6:... |
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| 1996 1996 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1996.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Lighting Premiership:... |
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| 1997 1997 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and .... |
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| 2001 2001 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2001.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions 17.9 to 3.8 in the Final.... |
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| 2002 2002 AFL season -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176... |
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| 2003 2003 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2003.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:... |
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| 2004 2004 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St... |
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| 2005 2005 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:... |
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| 2006 2006 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final... |
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| Career Totals | 288 | 286 (1.0) | 223 (0.8) | 3325 (11.5) | 926 (3.2) | 1512 (5.3) | 4837 (16.8) | ||
Honours
| 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 |
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| Season | Votes |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | — |
| 1994 | — |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 2001 Brownlow Medal The 2001 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Jason Akermanis from the Brisbane Lions for being the best and fairest player during the 2001 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters:... |
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| 2002 2002 Brownlow Medal The 2002 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Simon Black from the Brisbane Lions during the 2002 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters:... |
10 |
| 2003 2003 Brownlow Medal The 2003 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Nathan Buckley from the Collingwood Magpies, Adam Goodes from the Sydney Swans and Mark Ricciuto from the Adelaide Crows for all three being the best and fairest players during the 2003 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters: ... |
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| 2004 2004 Brownlow Medal The 2004 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Chris Judd from the West Coast Eagles for being the best and fairest player during the 2004 Australian Football League home and away season.-Leading votegetters:... |
7 |
| 2005 2005 Brownlow Medal The Brownlow Medal was awarded in 2005 to Ben Cousins from the West Coast Eagles for being the best and fairest player during the 2005 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown Palladium in... |
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| 2006 2006 Brownlow Medal The 2006 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Adam Goodes from the Sydney Swans for being the best and fairest player during the 2006 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown Palladium in... |
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| Total | 56 |
| Key: | |
| Green / Bold = Won | |
| Red / Italics = Ineligible | |
- Individual:
- Carji Greeves MedalCarji Greeves MedalThe Carji Greeves Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Geelong Football Club for the season....
: 1998 - VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century: 2007
- Member of the Geelong F.C. Hall of Fame
- Victorian Team representative honours in the E. J. Whitten Legends GameE. J. Whitten Legends GameThe E. J. Whitten Legends Game is an annual charity Australian rules football All-star game, where retired star players are reunited, along with selected non-footballing celebrities, in a State of Origin interstate game, between Victoria and the All Stars .-History:E. J...
: 2008
- Carji Greeves Medal
- Other achievements:
- 907th player to play a match for Geelong
- Third-most number of games played for Geelong (288 games)
- 12th-most number of goals scored for Geelong (286 goals)
- 10,310th player to play a match in the VFL/AFL
- 71st-most number of games played in the VFL/AFL (288 games)
- 172nd-most number of goals scored in the VFL/AFL (286 goals)