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Peter Tossol

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Peter Tossol
Personal information
Full name Peter Anthony Tossol
Date of birth (1962-11-21) 21 November 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Eildon, Victoria
Original team(s) Thornton-Eildon
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1982–1984 Melbourne 17 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Anthony Tossol (born 21 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a Victorian Country representative in cricket.[1]

Melbourne career

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Tossol, a forward, came to Melbourne from Thornton-Eildon.[2] Tossol kicked goals with his first two kicks in league football, on debut against Richmond in 1982.[3][4] A former Assumption College captain, Tossol made only five senior appearances that season, but did well in the reserves, finishing at the club's leading goal-kicker.[2][5] After appearing just twice in the VFL in 1983, Tossol played 10 league games in the 1984 season.[6] His 14 goals in 1984 included four against reigning premiers Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[7] He was a member of Melbourne's 1984 reserves premiership team.[2]

Ovens & Murray Football League

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Tossol played 229 games in the Ovens & Murray Football League, 211 of them for the Wangaratta Rovers.[8] He was part of three premierships with the Wangaratta Rovers, in 1991 and 1993 and 1994.[8] His other 18 games were with Corowa-Rutherglen, which he coached from 1999 to 2003, then again from 2008 to 2010.[8][9] This included premierships in 2000 and 2003. He is an inductee in the Ovens & Murray Football League Hall of Fame and is coach of the Corowa-Rutherglen Team of the Century.[10]

Tossol coached Wangaratta Rovers in 2004, then coached Mansfield in the Goulburn Valley Football League from 2005 to 2007.

Personal life

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Elder brother, John, played two games for Melbourne, both in 1981.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Tossol". CricketArchive.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Tossol". Demon Wiki.
  3. ^ "Melbourne again falls short". The Canberra Times. 2 May 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 29 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. ^ The Age, "Hawk stars return", 30 April 1982, p. 28
  6. ^ "Peter Tossol". AFL Tables.
  7. ^ "Melbourne v Hawthorn". AFL Tables.
  8. ^ a b c "Peter Tossol - 2013". Ovens & Murray Football League.
  9. ^ "History". Fox Sports Pulse.
  10. ^ Corowa Free Press, "Corowa-Rutherglen greats recognised", 10 July 2013, Jason Marks
  11. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.