Carl Peterson (born 3 July 1987) is a former Australian rules football player, who with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Peterson was also listed with the Richmond Football Club but didn't play a game for the club. More recently, Peterson pulled on the boots for Perth Football League team SNESA. SNESA has attracted some big name AFL stars in recent times and Peterson was a catalyst to the moves. In 2012, Peterson signed to play for the Victorian Football League's Northern Blues.