Peter Tossol

Peter Tossol
Personal information
Full namePeter Anthony Tossol
Date of birth21 November 1962
Place of birthEildon, Victoria
Original teamThornton-Eildon
Height/Weight183 cm / 80 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1982-1984Melbourne17 (20)
Coaching career
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
1994
1999-2003
2008-2010		Wangaratta Rovers
Corowa-Rutherglen
Corowa-Rutherglen
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1984 season.

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]

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 as a player and in 1994 as playing coach.[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]

Personal life

Elder brother, John, played two games for Melbourne, both in 1981.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Tossol". CricketArchive.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Peter Tossol". Demon Wiki.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne again falls short.". The Canberra Times (ACT: National Library of Australia). 2 May 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. ↑ The Age, "Hawk stars return", 30 April 1982, p. 28
  6. ↑ "Peter Tossol". AFL Tables.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne v Hawthorn". AFL Tables.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Peter Tossol - 2013". Ovens & Murray Football League.
  9. ↑ "History". Fox Sports Pulse.
  10. ↑ Corowa Free Press, "Corowa-Rutherglen greats recognised", 10 July 2013, Jason Marks
  11. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.