Kerryn Peterson (née Harrington, born 2 March 1992) is an

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er and former

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er. Peterson currently plays for the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Princes Park (stadium), Princes Park in Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North, an inner suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The c ...

in the

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(AFLW), and previously played for the

Bendigo Spirit The Bendigo Spirit are an Australian professional basketball team based in Bendigo, Victoria. The Spirit play in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Bendigo Stadium, Red Energy Arena. The team debuted in the ...

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Bulleen Boomers Geelong United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Geelong, Victoria. United compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Geelong Arena. Beginning as the Bulleen Boomers in 1984, the ...

and

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in the

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(WNBL) between 2007 and 2017. She is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian. Peterson served as Carlton co-captain from 2020 to 2021, and has served as the sole captain since season 6.

Basketball career

WNBL

Peterson began her WNBL career in the inaugural year of the

alongside the likes of

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. She was the youngest player in WNBL history to debut aged 15. She would then spend the next two seasons on scholarship and playing in the WNBL for the

. She then had a two-season stint in

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. After a one-year absence from the league, she returned playing for the

. For the 2015–16 season she returned to Bendigo. Peterson was re-signed by the Spirit, for the 2016–17 season. Peterson played 152 WNBL games in her career.

National team

Peterson was a consistent member of the Australian Under 19 National team- Gems. In 2008 she helped them take home the Gold at the Oceania Under-18 Championship and qualify for the

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the following year in Thailand . Playing alongside

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, the team placed fifth. 2 years later in 2011 she would once again represent the Gems at the junior world championships in Chile this time as Captain. Despite all their best efforts, was one step closer to the podium, but fell short to

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, placing fourth. Peterson also Captained the Gems to a Gold medal at the youth Olympics in Sydney.

AFL Women's career

On 16 May 2017, signed Peterson and

Maddison Gay Maddison Gay (born 28 September 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club in 2018 and the Melbourne Football Club from 2019 to 2 ...

to Carlton's rookie list for the

2018 AFL Women's season The 2018 AFL Women's season was the second season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 2 February to 24 March, c ...

. Following their impressive development, the pair were promoted to the senior list on 1 September 2017. She made her league debut in the 2018 season's opening match, an eight-point win over . The

2020 AFL Women's season The 2020 AFL Women's season was the fourth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 14 clubs and ran from 7 February to 22 March; it ...

saw Peterson obtain her second

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selection, named in the half-back position. Her third All Australian was awarded in 2022.

Statistics

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Personal life

Peterson married her partner, ''

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'' journalist Joel Peterson, in May 2022.

Honours and achievements

* Carlton co-captain: 2020–2021;

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: 2022 (S6)–present * 3×

, S6

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Kerryn 1992 births Living people Australian women's basketball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Guards (basketball) Australian rules footballer from Warrnambool