Footy world mourns loss of WA favourite Peter Bosustow
Perth and Carlton high flyer Peter Bosustow in 2016 with pictures of his VFL Mark and Goal of the Year. Credit: Barry Baker / WA News
Chris Robinson The West Australian
The AFL and WAFL community is mourning the death of former Perth and Carlton favourite Peter Bosustow, aged 67.
A member of the WA Football Hall of Fame, Bosustow passed away following a battle with cancer. One of Bosustow's high-flying marks. Credit: GSP Images / AFL Photos/GSP
The player known as 'The Buzz' was renowned for his considerable highlight reel across a 13-season career with the WAFL's Demons and the VFL's Blues, including two premierships with the latter in 1981 and 1982. Bosustow broadcasting in 2000. Credit: IAIN GILLESPIE / WA News
Bosustow's 1981 campaign included the extraordinary feat of winning both the VFL's Mark of the Year and Goal of the Year in the same season - an achievement matched only by Richmond's Michael Mitchell (1990) in the league's history. Bosustow in his Perth days. Credit: The West Australian / The West Australian
He kicked 146 goals in 65 games at Carlton, and booted 379 majors in 141 WAFL appearances for Perth.
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