Peter Wright (Australian footballer)

Peter Wright (born 8 September 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 8 in the 2014 AFL draft.

Peter Wright
Wright playing in June 2017.
Personal information
Full name Peter Wright
Nickname(s) Two-metre Peter[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 8, 2014 national draft
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward / Ruckman
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 20
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015–2020 Gold Coast 66 (85)
2021– Essendon 0 (0)
Total 66 (85)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Gold Coast

Wright established himself as a key marking forward, using his considerable height to his advantage. Peter made his debut in round 10 2015 in a losing effort against Sydney kicking a goal. In round 11 2017 Wright kicked the winning goal against West Coast for the Suns first win against the Eagles. After his debut season Wright became a regular of the team, barely missing a game. In 2018 his suffered a knee injury that required re-hab. Wright played 17 out of a possible 22 games in season 2019 but the emergence of Ben King in 2019 and the return Zac Smith meant Wright wasn't able to get a game in 2020.

Essendon

After six years at the Suns, he was traded to Essendon for more opportunities after the 2020 AFL season.[2]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2019[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2015 Gold Coast3031112517830.30.34.01.75.72.71.0
2016 Gold Coast301727101068919583271.60.66.25.211.54.91.6
2017 Gold Coast30223119159117276121351.40.97.25.312.65.51.6
2018 Gold Coast3075443297233180.70.66.14.110.34.72.6
2019 Gold Coast301721131446020485261.20.88.53.512.05.01.5
2020 Gold Coast30---------------
Career 66 85 47 464 300 764 330 109 1.3 0.7 7.0 4.6 11.6 5.0 1.7

References
  1. Whiting, Michael (28 November 2014). "'Two-metre Peter' Wright too good for Suns to refuse". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. Whiting, Michael (10 November 2020). "The Wright move: Dons grab former No.8 pick for bargain". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Peter Wright". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.


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