Peter Bedford

Peter Bedford
Personal information
Full name	Peter Lawrence Anthony Bedford
Date of birth	11 April 1947
Original team	Port Melbourne
Height/Weight	180 cm / 75 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1968-1976 1977-1978 Total -	South Melbourne Carlton	178 (325) 8 (4) 186 (329)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1978 season .

Peter Lawrence Anthony "Wheels" Bedford (born 11 April 1947) is a former Australian Rules footballer. He is best known for his time at Victorian Football League team South Melbourne, but he also played eight games for Carlton.

Peter began his football career at Christian Brothers College Victoria Parade, East Melbourne and later at Port Melbourne Football Club.

He played for South Melbourne (now the Sydney Swans) between 1968 and 1976, playing 178 games and kicking 325 goals. He was the Swans' Best & Fairest on five occasions, leading goalkicker three times and in 1970 he won a Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player. He played for the Swans as a rover but was also thrown forward to kick a goal when they needed it. He was South Melbourne's captain from 1973 until his departure in 1976, when he transferred to Carlton.

Peter was also a talented batsman & leg spin bowler for the Victorian cricket side playing 39 matches for the State.

Peter and his father, William Roy, were both selected in the Port Melbourne F.C. Team of the Century. Peter was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and was also named in Swans team of the century which was announced on 8 August 2003.

Career highlights

• Brownlow Medal 1970
• South Melbourne best and fairest 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
• South Melbourne leading goalkicker 1971, 1972, 1973
• South Melbourne captain 1973–76
• South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Team of the Century
• Victorian representative (13 games, 11 goals).

External links

• Player profile: Peter Bedford from ESPNcricinfo
• AFL: Australian Football Hall of Fame

References

• Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 144. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X. 

Preceded by Kevin Murray

Brownlow Medallist 1970

Succeeded by Ian Stewart