Having worked his way through the ranks at Norwood, Peter Aish made his league debut as a nineteen year old in 1953. Elegant and highly accomplished, he played as a follower for most of his first three seasons before being tried as a half forward and then a half back in 1956. He made his South Australian interstate debut as a half back flanker at the 1956 Perth carnival. Always a highly respected figure at the Parade, Aish was installed as club captain in 1960, and perhaps partly as a result, his form blossomed. Now playing mainly as a full back, Aish won Norwood's best and fairest award in 1960, and capped another highly consistent campaign the following year by being his team's best player in a losing grand final against West Adelaide. After captaining the Demons, as they were known at the time, for one further season, Aish retired with 162 SANFL games to his credit. He represented South Australia 5 times. His son Michael was a Norwood champion in the 1980s and '90s.


*Courtesy of John Devaney at www.fullpointsfooty.net

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