Peter Giles

DOB: 10 June, 1958
Debut: Round 9, 1979 against North Melbourne at MCG
Last Game: Round 17, 1987 against St. Kilda at Waverley

Games: 124
Goals: 32
Career Statistics

From: Murrumbeena/Sandringham

Number: 45 1979, 4 1980-1987

Honours
Night Premiership player - 1987
150 Heroes selection
Best First Year Player - 1979

Kicked 54 goals in 17 games for Sandringham from 1976 to 1978 before joining the Demons. He was best and fairest of the 3rds in 1976 (including one 14 goal haul against Caulfield), before playing in all three grades the next year - including a senior grand final. He led the Sandy goalkicking with 44 goals in 1978.

Always desperate for a goalkicker, the Demons recruited Giles in 1979, but he spent most of his time at Melbourne as a defender.

Relatively injury free throughout the start of his VFL career Giles suffered a serious knee injury against Collingwood in Round 14, 1985 and didn't play again until Round 11, 1986. Returning overweight and unfit was his only senior game for the year but he returned to play 13 games in 1987.

The highlight of his year was the 1987 Night Grand Final victory, the Demons first silverware since the 1971 Night Series Final. It was Giles who shrug off a tackle by Neale Daniher and fired a handball to Bret Bailey who kicked the winning goal.

Despite his heroics in the Night Final Giles didn't feature in the senior team after round 17 and missed the finals series before retiring from VFL football at the end of the season and joining Prahran in the VFA.

Peter's older brother Glenn crossed from Springvale for two games in 1981 before returning to the VFA.

Notes
A 1987 Football Record article says his grandfather played for Fitzroy but does not give the player's name.

Lists
VFA

Media
Football Record R12 1987