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Peter German
German in July 2025
General Manager of Northern Bullants
(known as Preston from 20 August 2025)
In office
24 March 2025 – 21 October 2025
Preceded byDarren Bassett[1]
Succeeded byClub liquidated[2]
Personal details
BornPeter German
(1965-02-02) 2 February 1965 (age 61)
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Nickname Germo[3]
Original team Oak Park
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position Rover/midfielder
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1994 North Melbourne 185 (201)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1991 Victoria 2nd XVIII 2 (1)[4]
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1995–1997 Burnie Dockers 63 (46–17–0)
1998–1999 Hawthorn reserves 40 (12–28–0)
2002 Peel Thunder 18 (7–11–0)
2003–2007 Subiaco 88 (71–17–0)
2009 Casey 19 (10–9–0)
2010–2013 Williamstown 83 (58–24–1)[a]
2014–2017 Coburg 72 (20–52–0)
2019 Albury 4 (3–1–0)
2021–2022 Corowa-Rutherglen 31 (11–20–0)
2023–2024 Perth 34 (6–27–1)
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter German (born 2 February 1965) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He played 185 matches for North Melbourne in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) between 1984 and 1994.

Since retiring as a player, German has served as the senior coach of nine clubs across four different states. He is a two-time premiership-winning coach in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and a life member of the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

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Recruited from Oak Park, German made his debut for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) – later renamed to the Australian Football League (AFL) – in round 19 of the 1984 season against Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval.[5] He became a regular member of the senior team in 1985, playing primarily as a rover and midfielder.[5]

In 1991, German played for the Victoria "B" team in two interstate representative matches against Tasmania and Queensland.[6][7] He retired from the AFL at the conclusion of the 1994 season after 201 goals in 185 games.[5]

German's first coaching role was in 1995 in the Tasmanian Statewide League, where he was the inaugural captain-coach of the Burnie Dockers (the Burnie Hawks and Burnie Tigers had merged at the end of the 1993 season, but had still competed as the Burnie Hawks in 1994).[8] The Dockers reached the grand final in 1996 and 1997, but were defeated by Clarence on both occasions.[8][9]

German returned to Victoria to coach Hawthorn's reserves team in 1998 and 1999.[8] Hawthorn finished second-last on the ladder in both seasons, with the AFL reserves competition disbanded and merged into the Victorian Football League (VFL) – formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) – at the end of the 1999 season.[8] He was an assistant coach at the West Coast Eagles in 2000 and 2001.[8]

In 2002, German served as the head coach of Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and played nine senior matches; the club finished tenth on the ladder with seven wins from eighteen matches.[10] He moved to Subiaco the following year, coaching the club to a minor premiership before being defeated by West Perth in the 2003 grand final.[8] Subiaco defeated Claremont by 48 points in the 2004 grand final to claim its first senior premiership since 1988.[8] The club reached the preliminary final in 2005 before making a second grand final under German in 2006, defeating South Fremantle by 83 points.[8] He coached Western Australia in a representative match against South Australia in 2006.[8]

German returned to the AFL system in 2007 as an assistant coach at the Fremantle Football Club, before choosing not seek an extension of his contract at the end of the 2008 season in order to return to family in Melbourne.[11] In 2009, German was appointed senior coach of the Casey Scorpions in the VFL for the club's first season under a new reserves affiliation with the Melbourne Football Club.[12] He was named VFL Coach of the Year after the Scorpions finished sixth on the ladder and reached the finals series.[13] German held "informal talks" with North Melbourne about becoming its AFL coach, but the club ultimately appointed Brad Scott to fill the position.[8]

Ahead of the 2010 season, the Western Bulldogs recruited German to serve as a development coach and the senior coach of Williamstown, its then-affiliate in the VFL.[14][15] Williamstown finished as minor premiers in 2010, earning qualification for the inaugural Foxtel Cup tournament in 2011, which it won.[16][17] Williamstown also reached the 2011 VFL grand final but were defeated by Port Melbourne, who achieved a perfect season.[18][19]

The Western Bulldogs ended its reserves affiliation with Williamstown at the end of the 2013 season and German moved to the Coburg Football Club, who had itself ended its alignment with Richmond.[20] He was Coburg's senior coach for four years, during which the club never finished higher than twelfth on the ladder, although four players from the club were drafted to the AFL during this period.[21][22]

After taking a break from coaching in 2018, German moved to the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League (OMFNL) for the 2019 season to serve as the senior coach of the Albury Tigers under a three-year contract.[23] His tenure only lasted four matches (including three wins) before a "mutual decision" was made for him to depart the club, with The Border Mail reporting that a fallout with senior players was behind his departure.[24][25]

German moved to Queensland in late 2019 to become the football manager of the North Cairns Tigers in the AFL Cairns competition.[26] After one year, he returned to the OMFNL to coach Corowa-Rutherglen, which finished seventh in 2021 and eighth in 2022.[27][28]

In September 2022, German returned to the WAFL as the senior coach of the Perth Football Club on a three-year deal.[29] The club finished second-last on the ladder under German in both 2023 and 2024.[30] He announced his resignation with one year remaining on his contract on 13 August 2024, with assistant coach Mark Stone replacing him for the remaining two matches of the season.[30][31]

German returned to Victoria in 2025 and became the general manager of the Northern Bullants in the VFL.[32] The club won only two matches during the year and had its licence revoked at the end of the season, with the VFL citing "on-field competitiveness and off-field financial liability" as factors in the decision.[33] German left the Bullants on 21 October 2025 as a direct result of the licence termination, with the club entering voluntary liquidation two months later.[34]

Statistics

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Coaching statistics

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Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage  LP  Ladder position  LT  League teams
Season Team League Games W L D W % LP LT
1995 Burnie Dockers TFL 20128060.0%5th11
1996 23176073.9%2nd11
1997 20173085.0%1st11
1998 Hawthorn AFL (R) 20614030.0%10th11
1999 20614030.0%10th11
2002 Peel Thunder WAFL 18711038.9%8th9
2003 Subiaco 22166072.7%1st9
2004 22175077.3%1st9
2005 22184081.8%1st9
2006 22202090.9%1st9
2009 Casey VFL 19109052.6%6th13
2010 Williamstown[a] 20164080.0%1st14
2011 21165076.2%2nd13
2012 21137161.9%5th13
2013 21138061.9%3rd14
2014 Coburg 18513027.8%14th16
2015 18711038.9%12th15
2016 18612033.3%12th15
2017 18216011.1%13th14
2019 Albury OMFNL 431075.0%——
2021 Corowa-Rutherglen 1358038.5%7th10
2022 18612033.3%8th10
2023 Perth WAFL 18215111.1%9th10
2024 16412025.0%——

Notes

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  1. 1 2 This does not include Foxtel Cup matches, where Williamstown had a record of 5–1 (4–0 in 2011 and 0–1 in 2012) under German.

References

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  1. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (21 February 2025). "'Indication he wants to come to us': VFL club strongly considering lifeline for Tarryn Thomas". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Club statement". Preston Football Club. 17 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Di Piertro, Kav (23 November 2017). "I never thought I was going to get drafted". AFL Players Association. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2026. At Coburg, 'Germo' spoke to me about what I could do and what I could become.
  4. ↑ "Sport results and details". The Canberra Times. 30 May 1991. p. 26. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026. Goals: Victoria — Hinkley 4, Hanna 3, McMullin 3, Morris 2, Larkin, German, Alvin, Somerville, Stynes
  5. 1 2 3 "Peter German". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 10 June 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Hinkley saves Vics from embarrassing loss to Tas". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1991. p. 40. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Qld pulls surprise on Victoria B". The Canberra Times. 17 July 1991. p. 42. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Burgan, Matt (11 August 2009). "German a smoky for North coaching job". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Our Premierships". Clarence Football Club. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "GERMAN, Peter". WAFL FootyFacts. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Freo seeking assistant coach as German leaves". AFL.com.au. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Lees, Craig (3 November 2008). "German takes Reins at Casey". VFL Footy. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "German to coach 100th VFL game". VFL / VFLW. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "Bulldogs appoint German as development coach". AFL.com.au. 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  15. ↑ McNamara, David (3 October 2009). "New VFL/Development Coach Announced". Western Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  16. ↑ "Williamstown Report". Western Bulldogs. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "Cup of dreams". AFL.com.au. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "2011 VFL Grand Final Teams". VFL Footy. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Port Claims Grand Old Flag". VFL / VFLW. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "Williamstown finals bound". Western Bulldogs. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  21. ↑ Slater, Ross (29 March 2014). "VFL 2014 Season Preview Part 1". The Footy Almanac. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "Thanks Germo: Looking Back at Peter German's Contribution". Coburg Football Club. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  23. ↑ Kohlhagen, Brett (10 July 2018). "Ex-North Melbourne player Peter German will coach Albury Tigers for the next three seasons". The Border Mail. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  24. ↑ Kohlhagen, Brett (29 April 2019). "TIGER BOMBSHELL: 'Difficult decision' as German departs Albury". The Border Mail. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  25. ↑ Moir, Andrew (6 May 2019). "Fall out with senior players behind Peter German's departure". The Border Mail. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Position open at Saints, Hawks and Tigers". AFL Cairns. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  27. ↑ Moir, Andrew (19 September 2020). "Corowa-Rutherglen names Peter German as coach for two years". The Border Mail. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  28. ↑ Muir, Robert (16 August 2022). "Germo stepping down". Corowa Free Press. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  29. ↑ "Perth Football Club Appoint Peter German". Perth Football Club. 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  30. 1 2 "Media Statement". Perth Football Club. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  31. ↑ "Peter German explains his call to step aside from Perth Demons". SEN. 14 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  32. ↑ McFarlane, Glenn; Amy, Paul (1 May 2025). "Bullants coach in off-field drama" (PDF). Herald Sun. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  33. ↑ "VFL Statement – Northern Bullants Football Club". AFL.com.au. 7 October 2025. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Peter German departs Cramer Street". Preston Football Club. 21 October 2025. Archived from the original on 14 February 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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