1. Damien Peverill was born on 12 July 1979 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
15 Facts About Damien Peverill
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Damien Peverill grew up in the Melbourne suburb of East Keilor and played his junior football at Keilor Park Football Club.
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Damien Peverill was passed over in four successive AFL drafts and three AFL pre-season drafts before being selected for Melbourne Football Club's rookie list.
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Damien Peverill was returned to the rookie list after round 12 clash due to the return of Misiti from injury.
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Damien Peverill enjoyed what would be the best season of his career, playing 21 games and winning eight Brownlow votes despite wearing a cast on his arm for a good portion of the season.
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Over his career, Damien Peverill became a key player for Essendon, mainly as a tagger but as a key midfielder.
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Damien Peverill was known as one of the hardest-working players at training and considered a part of the club's leadership group.
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Damien Peverill did lead Essendon in number of "disposals" and "hard ball gets" during 2007, despite limited action.
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Damien Peverill finished with 30 or more disposals in six games.
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Damien Peverill did make a successful return to the senior team midway through 2008 and enjoyed a prolific fortnight against Brisbane and Richmond, winning 24 disposals in the four-point loss to the Tigers in round 16.
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Damien Peverill was delisted by Essendon at the end of 2008 and played his last game for Essendon in round 22 alongside retirees Mal Michael, Jason Johnson and Adam Ramanauskas against St Kilda.
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Damien Peverill indicated that he was keen to play on with another club in 2009, but was not successful in his attempt to be drafted.
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Damien Peverill was the captain and playing assistant coach for the Collingwood Football Club reserves in the Victorian Football League for the 2009 season.
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Damien Peverill stated that he had not actively sought a coaching position, but had been approached by Collingwood who offered him the role.
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In 2011 and 2012 Damien Peverill played for the Aberfeldie Football Club in the Essendon District Football League and from 2013 has been an assistant senior coach for the club.