Tim Pekin (born 22 January 1965) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er in the

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. Recruited from Colac- Coragulac, Pekin debuted with the

Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of City of Fitzroy, Fitzroy, the club is base ...

in 1984 and was a solid contributor in many positions on the ground. His consistency meant he played 107 games for the club (for 15 goals). Pekin was delisted from the cash-strapped Lions at the end of 1989 due to his refusal of a lower salary, so went to the

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where he was also a noted performer. He also went on to make a name for himself at the Saints, passing the 100-game mark at a second club to end up with 112 games at the Saints (37 goals).

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* * 1965 births Living people Fitzroy Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Colac Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub