Peter Hamilton is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Hamilton, despite appearing in eight VFL seasons, could only amass 52 games and spent most of his times playing reserves football. The closest he came to a full season was when he played 13 senior games in 1979. In the same year, he was a Tasmanian representative at the Perth State of Origin Carnival

1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival

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, having played at North West Football Union

North West Football Union

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 club Ulverstone

Ulverstone Robins Football Club

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early in his career.