Tony Giles
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Anthony 'Tony' Giles is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Port Adelaide
in the SANFL
during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Giles came to Port Adelaide from Yorketown
and made his SANFL debut in the 1975 season. He was used mostly as a half back flanker, playing in Port's 1979 and 1981 premiership teams. At interstate level Giles was a regular South Australian representative, making a total of eight appearances and earning All-Australian selection in 1983.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in the SANFL
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Giles came to Port Adelaide from Yorketown
Yorketown, South Australia
←Yorketown is a town in southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.Yorketown is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Goyder and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.-External links:*** Yorke Peninsula Visitor...
and made his SANFL debut in the 1975 season. He was used mostly as a half back flanker, playing in Port's 1979 and 1981 premiership teams. At interstate level Giles was a regular South Australian representative, making a total of eight appearances and earning All-Australian selection in 1983.