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Peter McKenna (Australian footballer)
| Peter McKenna | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | West Heidelberg YCW | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1965–1975 | Collingwood | 180 (838) | |
| 1976 | Devonport Magpies | 17 (79) | |
| 1977 | Carlton | 11 (36) | |
| 1978 | Geelong West | 13 (67) | |
| 1979 | Port Melbourne | 14 (51) | |
| 1980 | Northcote | 15 (75) | |
| Total | 235 (1146) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Peter McKenna (born 27 August 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. He also represented Devonport in the North West Football Union (NWFU), and Northcote, Port Melbourne and Geelong West in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Regarded as one of the best full-forwards to ever play the game, McKenna holds the VFL/AFL record for the longest sequence of matches in which he scored at least one goal: 121 matches. A moptop hairstyle, genial grin, and a gift for taking chest-high marks won McKenna adulation in the 1960s and 1970s as the game's first multimedia star. He continued his involvement in the game as a commentator with the Seven Network during the 1980s and 1990s.
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