Peter Riccardi

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Peter Riccardi
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Personal information
Birth December 17, 1972 (1972-12-17) (age 35),
Recruited from West St. Peters/Geelong U19
Height and weight 183cm / 92kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 4, April 12, 1992, Geelong vs. West Coast Eagles, at Subiaco Oval
Team(s) Geelong (1992-2006)

288 games, 285 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights

Peter Riccardi (born December 17, 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who spent his entire professional career in the Australian Football League's Geelong Football Club.

[edit] Early career

The veteran made his debut for Geelong in Round 4, 1992 against West Coast, a real foe of Riccardi's, who he faced in the losing Grand Finals of 1992 and 1994.

Riccardi's raking left foot helped him win the 1998 Carji Greeves Medal.

[edit] Later career

In recent years, Riccardi had re-invented himself as an impact player, a player who comes off the bench in bursts. Riccardi had played 282 games at the end of the 2005 season and after struggling to return to the side in 2006, he played just 3 games in the first part of the year before returning in Round 17. Round 18 against Brisbane saw him produce a solid performance with 3 goals, but in Round 19 against St Kilda, Riccardi's career was effectively ended when he suffered a hamstring injury. His career finished with three great disappointments: he fell tantalisingly close to the coveted 300 game mark; despite playing in a strong team he never won a premiership; and a testimonial dinner organised in his honour by the Geelong Football Club was cancelled due to low ticket sales.

In 2007, he was named on a half forward flank in the VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century.

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Preceded by
Liam Pickering		 Geelong Best and Fairest winner
1998		 Succeeded by
Ben Graham