Peter Brenchley Explained

Peter Brenchley
Birth Date:	23 October 1936
Originalteam:	Ormond (VAFA)^[1]
Height:	178 cm
Weight:	76 kg
Statsend:	1959
Years1:	1957–1959
Club1:	Melbourne
Games Goals1:	29 (14)

Peter Brenchley (23 October 1936 – 23 April 1991)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s.

Despite managing only 29 games of league football, Brenchley played in two premiership sides.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Daffey. Paul. Days of pain out Ormond way. 26 April 2011. The Age. 14 June 2003.
2. Web site: Peter Brenchley - Player Bio. Australian Football. 20 December 2014.
3. News: The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 12 November 1959. Players sign with Norwood. 18.
4. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. Peter says it's the end. 56. 24 August 1966.
5. News: The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 'Big Bob' has had enough. Paul Kerr. 28 May 1970. 25.
6. Connolly, Rohan; Hanlon, Peter (15 September 2002). "Memories are made of this [Part 2<nowiki>]"]. The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2011. In each of his three seasons he appeared in a Grand Final, winning flags in 1957 and 1959. Such was Melbourne's strength in this era that Brenchley finished on a losing team in only four games.

   After leaving Melbourne, Brenchley moved to South Australia and played with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League during 1960 and 1961.^[3] He then returned to Victoria and played with Waverley in the Victorian Football Association for five seasons, where he won a premiership in 1965. In August 1966, Brenchley retired after he was suspended for the rest of the 1966 season plus twelve matches in 1967 for charging, striking and using abusive language towards field umpire David Jackson.^[4] He made a comeback in 1970 for Camberwell^[5] and coached there until 1971.

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