- Peter Pianto
Infobox afl player | firstname = Peter
lastname = Pianto
birthdate = 25th November 1929
birthplace =
heightweight = 170 cm, 70 kg
originalteam = Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria
dead = alive
deathdate = death date and age|2008|02|19|1929|11|25|df=y
deathplace =
debutdate = 1951
debutteam = Geelong
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Geelong (1951-1957)
* 121 career games; 144 goals
coach = coach
coachingteams = Geelong 1966-1970
statsend = 1970
careerhighlights =
* Geelong's Carji Greeves Medal winner 1953
* Geelong Premiership 1951, 1952
*VFL represntative in 9 interstate games
* All Australian Team 1956
*VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century 2007
* Geelong Team of the Century - Forward pocketPeter Pianto (25 November 1929 - 19 February 2008) was an
Australian rules football er and coach with Geelong in the VFL.Pianto played as a rover and was a premiership player with Geelong in 1951 and 1952. During his career he was a best and fairest winner, All-Australian and Victorian interstate representative.He polled well in the Brownlow Medal counts, finishing fourth in 1952 and second in 1956.
As coach his best performance was in the 1967 season when he steered Geelong to the Grand Final where they lost to Richmond.
In recent times he was a member of the club's history and tradition committee.
Peter played 121 games and kicked 144 goals over seven years with the Cats. He was a brilliant rover who was recruited from Eaglehawk. Pianto was chased by four league clubs, but settled on Geelong because of its country atmosphere. Often he seemed to have the ball on a string and was an accurate running drop kick apart from the occasions when he erred by running too fast.
One of his most memorable efforts was a five goal performance in the 1953 semi final against Collingwood when he gave a sustained exhibition of speed, courage and cleverness. He was an outstanding contributor in the 1951 and 1952 premiership winning sides.
Peter played for Victoria nine times and won the club best and fairest in 1953. He then coached Colac and Claremont as captain-coach for three years. He coached Geelong from 1966 to 1970 which included a grand final appearance as 1967. Peter is a member of the Geelong Football Club hall of fame and team of the century.
References
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/p-q.htm#Peter%20Pianto%20(Geelong%20&%20Claremont) Profile on FullPointsFooty]
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/P/Peter_Pianto.html Peter Pianto career stats]
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