Peter Davidson is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with the West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

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 and Brisbane Bears

Brisbane Bears

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 in the Victorian/Australian Football League

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 (VFL/AFL).

Davidson was signed up by West Coast for their inaugural season in 1987 after strong performances in the WAFL

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 for Claremont

Claremont Football Club

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, with whom he won a 'Fairest and Best' award in 1985. He had also represented Western Australia in an interstate match

Interstate matches in Australian rules football

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 against Victoria at Subiaco

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 in 1986. At West Coast, Davidson suffered from soft tissue injuries and managed just two appearances, prompting him to retire from the VFL at the end of the season.

However he returned to the league in 1990 with Brisbane and in his first game kicked two goals against Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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. A wingman, Davidson didn't play again until late in the season but put together five successive games to finish the year and performed well against Sydney

Sydney Swans

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 with 28 disposals and five tackles.

He left Brisbane after just one season but continued playing football in the WAFL with East Fremantle

East Fremantle Football Club

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and was a member of their 1992 premiership team.