Peter Boyne
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Peter Boyne is a former Australian Rules Footballer who played for the Collingwood
in the VFL
.
Boyne was an extremely reliable defender recruited from North Heidelberg. Peter Boyne played at Full-Back in Collingwood's losing 1966 Grand Final
side in which he had 5 goals kicked on him by Kevin Neale
.
The 24-year-old's career was cut short when he injured his knee during the 1968 Season
. He failed to play again. With today's technology, he would have been able to play again the next season. Boyne failed to kick a single goal and ended up with 1 solitary behind in his 60-game career.
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Boyne was an extremely reliable defender recruited from North Heidelberg. Peter Boyne played at Full-Back in Collingwood's losing 1966 Grand Final
1966 VFL Grand Final
The 1966 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1966. It was the 70th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League , staged to...
side in which he had 5 goals kicked on him by Kevin Neale
Kevin Neale
Kevin "Cowboy" Neale is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .-St Kilda :...
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The 24-year-old's career was cut short when he injured his knee during the 1968 Season
1968 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1968.-Premiership season:In 1968, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
. He failed to play again. With today's technology, he would have been able to play again the next season. Boyne failed to kick a single goal and ended up with 1 solitary behind in his 60-game career.