Full name Robert Peterson Years Club Name Robert Peterson | Height/Weight 178 cm / 81 kg Role Footballer Position(s) Forward/Rover | |
Date of birth (1952-05-15) 15 May 1952 (age 63) | ||
Original team(s) University High School | ||
Robert Peterson (born 15 May 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Recruited from University High School, Peterson was both a rover and a forward. By making his debut at the age of just 16 and 45 days he became the youngest ever North Melbourne debutant. He kicked 26 goals in 1971, including a bag of seven against Geelong at Arden Street. His last league game was in the 1974 VFL Grand Final loss and he retired to pursue a medical career.
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