Peter Tossol
Australian rules footballer
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Peter Anthony Tossol (born 21 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a Victorian Country representative in cricket.[1]
Eildon, Victoria
| Peter Tossol | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Anthony Tossol | ||
| Born |
21 November 1962 Eildon, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Thornton-Eildon | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1982–1984 | Melbourne | 17 (20) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Melbourne career
Tossol, a forward, came to Melbourne from Thornton-Eildon.[2] Tossol kicked goals with his first two kicks in league football, on debut against Richmond in 1982.[3][4] A former Assumption College captain, Tossol made only five senior appearances that season, but did well in the reserves, finishing at the club's leading goal-kicker.[2][5] After appearing just twice in the VFL in 1983, Tossol played 10 league games in the 1984 season.[6] His 14 goals in 1984 included four against reigning premiers Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[7] He was a member of Melbourne's 1984 reserves premiership team.[2]
Ovens & Murray Football League
Tossol played 229 games in the Ovens & Murray Football League, 211 of them for the Wangaratta Rovers.[8] He was part of three premierships with the Wangaratta Rovers, in 1991 and 1993 and 1994.[8] His other 18 games were with Corowa-Rutherglen, which he coached from 1999 to 2003, then again from 2008 to 2010.[8][9] This included premierships in 2000 and 2003. He is an inductee in the Ovens & Murray Football League Hall of Fame and is coach of the Corowa-Rutherglen Team of the Century.[10]
Tossol coached Wangaratta Rovers in 2004, then coached Mansfield in the Goulburn Valley Football League from 2005 to 2007.