Tim Pekin (born 22 January 1965) is a former
Australian rules footballer in the
VFL/AFL
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
.
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 Fitzroy, the club was a member of the ...
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).
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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 ]St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league.
The club's name originates fr ...
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)
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