[1] He also played for West Torrens and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Faletic, the son of Slovenian immigrants, was a state schoolboys representative for South Australia.
He won Port Adelaide's best and fairest award in the first of those premiership years.
At the age of 28, Faletic made his VFL debut in the opening round of the 1981 season and kicked five goals, against Footscray at Western Oval.
[3] He finished the year second in the goal-kicking at St Kilda, with 31 goals, three behind Con Gorozidis.