fullname heightweight death_place death_date years clubs statsend originalteam birth_date article_title name
ken peucker 173 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 73 & nbsp gold coast 15 february 2005 1954 -- 1955 1956 -- 1957 1958 -- 1961 essendon south adelaide essendon 1961 lincoln stars 2 february 1935 ken peucker
 ken peucker
ken peucker

ken peucker -lrb- 2 february 1935 -- 15 february 2005 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with essendon in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
recruited from the lincoln stars in the essendon district football league , peucker started out at essendon in the under-19s and played his first vfl game in 1954 .
a half-forward and rover , he kicked 27 goals for essendon in the 1955 vfl season , a tally bettered by only two teammates .
peucker spent his next two years in south australia and was the leading goal-kicker at south adelaide in 1957 .
he returned to essendon in 1958 but only played seven league games during the season .
the following year he finished second in the gardiner medal count , for his contributions in the reserves , but also played for the seniors from round 14 onwards .
he kicked four goals in essendon 's semi final win over collingwood and was picked as a half forward flanker in the 1959 vfl grand final side , which essendon lost .
peucker played an equal career high 17 games in 1960 and after appearing in the opening round of the 1961 season , left the club for bendigo football league side kyneton .
he also played for mount gravatt , in queensland .
