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.
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.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1950s is a stub.