Peter Weidemann

Peter Weideman
Personal information
Full name Peter John Weidemann
Date of birth (1940-03-23)23 March 1940
Date of death 15 June 2012(2012-06-15) (aged 72)
Original team(s) Dandenong
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74.5 kg (164 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960–61 Collingwood 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Weidemann (23 March 1940 – 15 June 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

After leaving Collingwood he played and coached many teams in Tasmania, New South Wales and country Victoria. He is the father of former Adelaide footballer Wayne Weidemann.

Weidemann coached Coolamon Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1964 and 1965, as well as the SWDFL representative side that won the 1964 VCFL Country Championships.[2]

In 1965, Weidemann won the SWDFL best and fairest award, the Gammage Medal.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 934. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "South West DFL: 1964 season review". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. 1964. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "The Aussie Ruler" (PDF). NSW Football History. SWDFL. 5 September 1965. Retrieved 1 January 2023.