Peter Caven
Adelaide, Fitzroy and Sydney
AFL career
139 games55 goals
- Debut
- R7 1991 v NTH3 May 1991
- Most recent
- R22 2000 v PAD6 Aug 2000
Stats
2000 | ADE | 8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37 |
1999 | ADE | 8 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 37 |
1998 | ADE | 24 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 12.3 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 54 |
1997 | ADE | 22 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 67 |
1996 | ADE | 20 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 53 |
1995 | SYD | 9 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30 |
1994 | SYD | 9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 33 |
1993 | FIT | 9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37 |
1992 | FIT | 22 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 47 |
1991 | FIT | 8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 35 |
Bio
Recruited from Sturt, Peter Caven initially entered the AFL with Fitzroy, where he spent three seasons before a transfer to Sydney in 1994. His time in the Harbour City was brief and famously punctuated by a severe facial injury sustained in a collision with Tony Lockett, an event that overshadowed his on-field contributions for the Swans. Caven returned to South Australia to join Adelaide in 1996, a move that revitalised his career and allowed him to settle into a permanent role in defence.
At the Crows, Caven established himself as a courageous and disciplined key defender, frequently tasked with minding the competition's most dangerous forwards despite often being undersized. His ability to execute a defensive role and support his teammates made him a critical component of Malcolm Blight's structure during the club's golden era. This reliability was rewarded with arguably the ultimate success, as Caven played a pivotal role in Adelaide's back-to-back premiership victories in 1997 and 1998, eventually retiring in 2000 as a dual premiership player.
Profile
- Born
- 16 May 1970 (age 56y 158d)
- Birthplace
- New South Wales
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership(2×) 1997, 1998
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Sturt, Peter Caven initially entered the AFL with Fitzroy, where he spent three seasons before a transfer to Sydney in 1994. His time in the Harbour City was brief and famously punctuated by a severe facial injury sustained in a collision with Tony Lockett, an event that overshadowed his on-field contributions for the Swans. Caven returned to South Australia to join Adelaide in 1996, a move that revitalised his career and allowed him to settle into a permanent role in defence.
At the Crows, Caven established himself as a courageous and disciplined key defender, frequently tasked with minding the competition's most dangerous forwards despite often being undersized. His ability to execute a defensive role and support his teammates made him a critical component of Malcolm Blight's structure during the club's golden era. This reliability was rewarded with arguably the ultimate success, as Caven played a pivotal role in Adelaide's back-to-back premiership victories in 1997 and 1998, eventually retiring in 2000 as a dual premiership player.