Carl Peterson (Australian footballer)
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Carl Peterson is an Australian rules footballer, who formerly played in the Australian Football League
(AFL) with the Hawthorn Football Club
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Peterson was born in Meekatharra, Western Australia and moved to Kununurra when he was two, before moving to Perth
to finish Year 12, where he trained and played football with the Clontarf Football Academy. He was then recruited by Claremont Football Club
in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL). He played five games for Claremont in 2006, including two finals.
Peterson was originally drafted by Richmond
in the 2006 AFL Draft
. He was a fourth round pick, number 60 overall. Peterson was delisted by the Tigers at the end of the 2007 season
so he joined Northern Territory Football League
(NTFL) club St Mary's and was in the Saints' 2007/08 premiership side. He was then redrafted into the AFL by with the 61st overall of the 2009 Rookie Draft
.
He made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2010 AFL season
and performed well, kicking a goal and gathering 15 disposals in the first half before copping a heavy knock early in the second half.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) with the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
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Peterson was born in Meekatharra, Western Australia and moved to Kununurra when he was two, before moving to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
to finish Year 12, where he trained and played football with the Clontarf Football Academy. He was then recruited by Claremont Football Club
Claremont Football Club
The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL). He played five games for Claremont in 2006, including two finals.
Peterson was originally drafted by Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the 2006 AFL Draft
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
. He was a fourth round pick, number 60 overall. Peterson was delisted by the Tigers at the end of the 2007 season
2007 AFL season
The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia...
so he joined Northern Territory Football League
Northern Territory Football League
The Northern Territory Football League is an 8 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.The premier grade is the largest Australian rules football league in the Northern Territory...
(NTFL) club St Mary's and was in the Saints' 2007/08 premiership side. He was then redrafted into the AFL by with the 61st overall of the 2009 Rookie Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
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He made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2010 AFL season
2010 AFL season
-Premiership season:The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season is not a random selection of matches, but rather is planned by the AFL. It is intended to produce a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22...
and performed well, kicking a goal and gathering 15 disposals in the first half before copping a heavy knock early in the second half.