Paul Peos (1993 - 1994)

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Trade (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=23089762&postcount=4)

Brisbane Bears gain Paul Peos
from West Coast for draft selection 21 (Shane Bond)

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Footyinfo (http://footyinfo.net/player/display/8585)

Full name: Paul Peos
Born: January 28, 1968
Teams: West Coast 1987-92, Brisbane Bears 1993-95, West Coast 1995
Height: 183cm
Weight: 85kg
Debut: West Coast vs Richmond Round 1, Subiaco, 29 March 1987

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Peos)

After playing 29 games in four seasons from 1989 to 1992, he was traded to the Brisbane Bears for draft pick number 21. Peos played 33 games in two seasons for Brisbane, kicking 40 goals, before returning to Western Australia to play for East Perth. He nominated for the AFL pre-season draft in 1995, and was picked up by his former club the West Coast Eagles, and played four games that year, finishing his AFL career with 88 games and 64 goals. He became the stand-in East Perth coach in the latter part of 2006, nurturing talent such as Matthew Leuenberger.

Statistics:

afl tables (http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/P/Paul_Peos.html)
footywire (http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-west-coast-eagles--paul-peos)
final siren (http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=505)
afl tables (http://afl.allthestats.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=164&catid=49&Itemid=56&pl=9790)

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Fullpointsfooty (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/p-q.htm#Paul%20Peos%20%28East%20Perth,%20West%20Coast,%20Brisb ane%29)

Originally from Manjimup, Paul Peos was recruited by East Perth after making a big impression as a member of Western Australia's Teal Cup team. He made his debut for the Royals in 1986, and at the end of the year, after being the only rookie in the league to play in all his team's matches for the season, was chosen in West Coast's inaugural VFL squad.

Between 1987 and 1992 he alternated between the Eagles and Royals, earning plaudits for his strong marking, coolness under duress, and exemplary conversion rate when playing in the forward lines. At the end of the 1992 season he was traded to Brisbane where he played 33 games in two seasons, kicking 40 goals.

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West Coast's inaugural team (http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/1987%20inaugural%20team/tabid/7285/default.aspx):

Backs: Dwayne Lamb Michael Brennan Paul Peos
Half-backs: Geoff Miles Ross Glendinning (c) Mark Zanotti
Centres: Phil Narkle Murray Wrensted Peter Davidson
Half-forwards: Dean Laidley Laurie Keene Don Holmes
Forwards: Steve Malaxos Darren Bennett Andrew Macnish
Ruck: Alex Ishchenko John Annear Wally Matera
Interchange: Chris Lewis Adrian Barich
Coach: Ron Alexander

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West Coast bio (http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/playerprofile/paulpeos/tabid/7302/playerid/15744/category/past/season/2011/selected/bio/default.aspx)

One of the outstanding schoolboy players of his time, Peos resisted strong overtures from Carlton before joining the West Coast Eagles as part of the inaugural squad. Peos was a product of the exceptional 1985 Teal Cup team which produced players of the calibre of John Worsfold, Guy McKenna, Chris Lewis, Chris Waterman, Peter Sumich, Scott Watters and Allen Jakovich.

He had two stints with the club, playing 51 games from 1987 to 1992 before transferring to Brisbane where he played 33 games in two seasons before returning to WA to play with East Perth. He was then recruited in the 1995 pre-season draft and played a further four games with the West Coast Eagles.

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Link (http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=2337)

Other members of that outstanding team included current senior coach John Worsfold and his assistant Peter Sumich. Together with Chris Lewis, Scott Watters, Paul Peos, Chris Waterman and Guy McKenna, they made up the Magnificent Seven, when they graduated to the West Coast Eagles in the late 80s.

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Peos still gets a kick out of Eagles history (http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/peos-still-gets-a-kick-out-of-eagles-history-20110801-1i7w2.html)
Simon White
August 2, 2011

As West Coast prepares to mark its 25th anniversary with an inaugural hall of fame induction on Friday night, Peos, 43, yesterday recounted the first official kick in club history.

"I was at half-back and, from memory, Phil Narkle dished out a pretty sharp handball. I then got this horribly hurried kick forward, " Peos recalled.

"My timing for going to Brisbane was pretty good as the Bears had just moved from Carrara to the Gabba and the facilities were probably as good as any club going around.

"Injuries were the biggest issue for me (at West Coast). Life's about opportunities and opportunities came but too often I was unavailable and couldn't capitalise on them. I was in the (squad of) 25 for the 1992 grand final, so that shows I wasn't far off."

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Blues almost sign Paul Peos (http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-browse_image.php?galleryId=691&sort_mode=user_desc&imageId=15570&scalesize=o)
10/04/86
Blueseum

Carlton almost succeeded in cradle-snatching another outstanding talent from a WA club.

The Blues were hot on the heels of East Perth tyro Paul Peos, who attracted their scouts during last year's Teal Cup series in Perth.

Peos, 18, from Manjimup in WA's south-west, at one stage looked as though he could have taken up Carlton's bid and flown to Melbourne.

In the end he made his league debut for East Perth against Swan Districts and at least the WA public will have the chance of seeing him develop before he makes the move.