Peter Marquis

DOB: 13 March, 1932
Debut: Round 1, 1953 against Richmond at Punt Road
Last Game: Grand Final 1958 against Collingwood at MCG

Games: 99
Goals: 7
Career Statistics (external link)

Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %
64	2	33	64.64

From: Devonport

Number: 3 1953-1958

Honours:
Premiership Player - 1955, 1956, 1957
Grand Final team - 1958
Victorian state player - 1957
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First spotted by the Demons playing for the North-West Football Union in a curtain raiser for the match against Fitzroy at North Hobart Oval, "Trunky" Marquis had already won a Best and Fairest in Tasmania.

Thrown to full-back on debut he impressed and retained the role for the rest of the season - being named one of the best in the VFL that year.

In 1956 Marquis and teammate Laurie Mithen - along with their girlfriends - had to be rescued from Mt. Buller after being lost for 18 hours. Despite suffering frostbite and exposure requiring hospital treatment he returned to play in the Grand Final victory that year.

Known as "Trunk" he spent six seasons with the Demons before returning to Tasmania to add two more flags to his resume. He later coached North Hobart and became a commentator for the ABC.