Neil Peart (footballer)

Neil Peart
Personal information
Full name	Neil Peart
Date of birth	5 October 1958
Original team	Northcote
Height/Weight	188 cm / 95 kg
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982 1983-1984 1985 1986-1987 Total -	Collingwood Richmond Footscray Richmond	13 (0) 31 (2) 9 (5) 9 (7) 62 (14)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1987 season .

Neil Peart (born 5 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Initially a VFL player at Northcote, Peart was a key defender.^[1] He spent the 1982 VFL season playing for Collingwood before being traded to Richmond the following season. In 1984 he was twice voted best on ground at the Brownlow Medal count, for his efforts against North Melbourne and Hawthorn.

In 1985 he found himself at Footscray, with whom he would play nine VFL games, including a qualifying final and preliminary final.^[2]

By returning to Richmond in 1986, Peart had switched clubs four times in five seasons. He could only add another nine games to his career tally in his second stint at Richmond.

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ "Neil Peart". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Neil_Peart.html. 

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Name	Peart, Neil
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Date of birth	5 October 1958
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