Player

Peter Bedford

Carlton · #27·11 seasons (1968–1978)·186 games·Born 11-Apr-1947 (age 79)·180 cm·75 kg

All-time forward · #171 of 656 all-time forwards

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Games

186

Disposals

3,978

Goals

329

Tackles

Brownlow votes

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

29 Apr 1978R5

@ South Melbourne

Lost by 1 17.14 (116) – 18.9 (117)

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2 Jul 1977R14

vs Hawthorn

Won by 14 9.8 (62) – 7.6 (48)

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25 Jun 1977R13

@ Fitzroy

Lost by 7 9.14 (68) – 11.9 (75)

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18 Jun 1977R12

vs Geelong

Won by 7 3.13 (31) – 2.12 (24)

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11 Jun 1977R11

vs Footscray

Won by 49 17.14 (116) – 8.19 (67)

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Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?

KKicks

HBHandballs

DDisposals (kicks + handballs)

MMarks

TTackles

GGoals

BBehinds

HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)

I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)

CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)

CPContested possessions

CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)

BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)

R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)

TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1968	South Melbourne	19	17.6	4.3	21.9	3.2	—	1.3	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1969	South Melbourne	19	19.1	8.2	27.2	4.7	—	1.4	1.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1970	South Melbourne	23	17.4	6.7	24.0	4.5	—	2.2	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1
1971	South Melbourne	18	15.2	5.2	20.4	4.7	—	2.4	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1972	South Melbourne	21	13.9	5.3	19.2	4.0	—	1.3	2.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1973	South Melbourne	19	15.0	5.8	20.8	7.0	—	2.7	2.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6
1974	South Melbourne	19	13.5	7.5	21.0	5.2	—	1.8	2.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1975	South Melbourne	21	16.1	7.7	23.8	4.9	—	1.7	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1976	South Melbourne	19	12.3	5.0	17.4	2.3	—	1.6	1.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1977	Carlton	7	9.6	4.9	14.4	3.3	—	0.6	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1978	Carlton	1	10.0	8.0	18.0	6.0	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1968	South Melbourne	19	335	82	417	60	—	24	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1969	South Melbourne	19	362	155	517	89	—	26	22	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
1970	South Melbourne	23	400	153	553	104	—	50	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
1971	South Melbourne	18	273	94	367	84	—	44	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1972	South Melbourne	21	293	111	404	84	—	28	48	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1973	South Melbourne	19	285	111	396	133	—	52	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
1974	South Melbourne	19	256	143	399	99	—	34	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
1975	South Melbourne	21	323	153	476	98	—	36	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1976	South Melbourne	19	234	96	330	43	—	31	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1977	Carlton	7	67	34	101	23	—	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1978	Carlton	1	10	8	18	6	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

35, 34, 33, 33, 33, 32, 32, 31, 31

Kicks

27, 26, 25, 25, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23

Marks

12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9

Handballs

15, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12

Goals

7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Behinds

6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Hit Outs

1, 1, 1, 1

Frees

6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Frees Against

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4