Peter Lori Sumich was born on 11 January 1968 and is a former Australian rules footballer who represented West Coast in the Australian Football League and South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League during the 1980s and 1990s.
19 Facts About Peter Sumich
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Peter Sumich made his debut for West Coast the following season, and established himself as the team's first-choice full-forward, leading the goalkicking for six consecutive seasons between 1989 and 1994.
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Peter Sumich played in West Coast's 1992 and 1994 premiership sides, before retiring from AFL football at the end of the 1997 season.
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Originally playing for the Cockburn Junior Football Club, Peter Sumich represented the Western Australia Under-18 team which won the 1985 Teal Cup.
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Peter Sumich made his debut for South Fremantle in 1986.
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Peter Sumich was selected by the West Coast Eagles with a pre-draft selection before the 1988 National Draft.
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Peter Sumich made his debut for the club in round one of the 1989 VFL season against Essendon, recording 10 disposals.
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Peter Sumich finished with 45 goals for the season to be the club's leading goalkicker, which included four hauls of more than five goals.
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In 1991, Peter Sumich kicked 111 goals to finish second in the Coleman Medal to Tony Lockett, establishing records as the only West Coast Eagles player to kick more than 100 goals in a season and becoming the first left-footer to kick more than 100 goals.
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Peter Sumich kicked five goals in West Coast's Grand Final loss to Hawthorn.
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Peter Sumich was a member of West Coast's 1992 and 1994 premiership victories over Geelong, kicking six goals in the 1992 Grand Final and two goals in the 1994 Grand Final.
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In Round 18 of the 1996 AFL season, Peter Sumich kicked six goals in a stirring six-point victory over Essendon, but was reported by umpire Greg Scroop for allegedly striking Damien Hardwick, and was suspended for two matches.
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Peter Sumich finished his career in 1997 as West Coast's all-time leading goalkicker, kicking 514 goals from 150 games at an average of 3.43 goals per game.
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Peter Sumich played 17 games for the club in 1998, kicking 25 goals to finish as the club's leading goalkicker, and retired at the end of the season.
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Peter Sumich served as coach of South Fremantle in 2000 and 2001, taking his club to a grand final in 2001, which the club lost to East Perth.
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Peter Sumich accepted a role as an assistant coach at the West Coast Eagles when his premiership teammate John Worsfold was appointed senior coach in 2002.
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Peter Sumich served in this position for ten years until 2011, which included the club's 2006 premiership victory.
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The Fremantle Football Club announced in October 2011 that Peter Sumich would be joining the club as an assistant coach under Ross Lyon.
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Peter Sumich left Fremantle at the end of the 2016 season.