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== Fremantle == |
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With the entry of the second WA team in 1995 he was lured home to join many of his ex-Claremont teammates at the [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle Dockers]]. Peter Mann played the centre half forward position for most of the 1995 season. His acheivements in that season, 33 goals, 159 marks and the Club Champion Award was especially noteworthy. He was the main forward marking target, the full forward position being variously held by Todd Ridley (18 games, 15 goals), Chris Groom (7 games, 18 goals), John Hutton (13 games, 27 goals). Nor did Fremantle's chip and draw style often allow for swift, direct delivery into the forward area. |
With the entry of the second WA team in 1995 he was lured home to join many of his ex-Claremont teammates at the [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle Dockers]]. Peter Mann played the centre half forward position for most of the 1995 season. His acheivements in that season, 22 games, 33 goals, 159 marks and the Club Champion Award was especially noteworthy. He was the main forward marking target, the full forward position being variously held by Todd Ridley (18 games, 15 goals), Chris Groom (7 games, 18 goals), John Hutton (13 games, 27 goals). Nor did Fremantle's chip and draw style often allow for swift, direct delivery into the forward area. Mann was again productive, if inaccurate, on the Fremantle forward line in 1996, 18 games delivered 25.27 and 98 marks. The introduction of Kingsley Hunter as full forward provided an alternative marking target. His fourth in the Best and Fairest was a credible achievement given a torn foot tendon prevented him training between games. |
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== Captaincy == |
== Captaincy == |
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| Original team(s) | Claremont Football Club | ||
| Debut | 1991, North Melbourne | ||
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Peter Mann (born September 9, 1970) is an Australian rules footballer. He initially played for Claremont in the WAFL before moving to North Melbourne in the AFL.
North Melbourne
Playing mainly at centre half back, he played 39 games between 1991 and 1994, kicking 12 goals.
Fremantle
With the entry of the second WA team in 1995 he was lured home to join many of his ex-Claremont teammates at the Fremantle Dockers. Peter Mann played the centre half forward position for most of the 1995 season. His acheivements in that season, 22 games, 33 goals, 159 marks and the Club Champion Award was especially noteworthy. He was the main forward marking target, the full forward position being variously held by Todd Ridley (18 games, 15 goals), Chris Groom (7 games, 18 goals), John Hutton (13 games, 27 goals). Nor did Fremantle's chip and draw style often allow for swift, direct delivery into the forward area. Mann was again productive, if inaccurate, on the Fremantle forward line in 1996, 18 games delivered 25.27 and 98 marks. The introduction of Kingsley Hunter as full forward provided an alternative marking target. His fourth in the Best and Fairest was a credible achievement given a torn foot tendon prevented him training between games.
Captaincy
In a team with few obviously leaders, Peter Mann was the obvious choice for the captaincy when persistent unavailablity for injury saw Ben Allan resign the captaincy at the end of 1996. Mann as captain rarely achieved the high standards of his first two seasons. With the exception of successive dominant 1997 games against the Western Bulldogs at Subiaco in round 16 (13 marks, 4 goals) and Hawthorn at Waverley in round 17 (6 marks, 3 goals), both of which earned two Brownlow medal votes, he was rarely a commanding on field presence.
Mann 1997 he kicked 20 goals and took over as captain due to injuries to their inaugural skipper Ben Allan. He retired at the end of the 1999 season having played 40 games as Captain.
He played 77 AFL games for Fremantle kicking 88 goals. Overall he played 116 games.