Pesch, who played in the 1993 Woodville-West Torrens SANFL premiership team, made his AFL debut late in the 1994 AFL season and put together regular games in 1995, appearing 15 times.
[1] During the 1995 season he kicked four goals in a match against Geelong.
A rover, he was traded to Melbourne for Clay Sampson after struggling to have an impact in 1996.
[2] After one year at Melbourne, Pesch returned to Woodville-West Torrens and won their 'Best and Fairest' award in 1998.
He is a member of the Woodville-West Torrens official 'Team of the Decade', on the interchange bench.