Peterson was born in Meekatharra, Western Australia, and moved to Kununurra when he was two before moving to Perth to complete high school, where he trained and played football with the Clontarf Football Academy.
Richmond delisted Peterson at the end of the 2007 season without playing a game, and he joined Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) club St Mary's and was in the Saints' 2007/08 premiership side.
[3] Peterson 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.
In 2012, Peterson signed to play for the Victorian Football League's Northern Blues.
[6] More recently, Peterson played for the Perth Football League team SNESA.