Peter Caven
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Peter Caven is a former Australian rules football
er who played in the Australian Football League
. He played initially as a nagging, sometimes ungainly but effective defender and built on this base to become a sweeping counterattacking central defender.
, Caven made the headlines by being involved in a brutal incident with St Kilda full-forward
Tony Lockett
. Lockett, one of Australian Rules' greatest full forwards and an immensely strong man, paid Caven's defensive skills the great, if unwelcome, compliment, of resorting to elbowing him in the nose and breaking it, and received an eight-week suspension from the AFL Tribunal
. Caven went on to a distinguished and successful career as a key centre half back with the Adelaide Crows
Premiership team.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He played initially as a nagging, sometimes ungainly but effective defender and built on this base to become a sweeping counterattacking central defender.
Tony Lockett incident
In 1994, playing for the Sydney SwansSydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, Caven made the headlines by being involved in a brutal incident with St Kilda full-forward
Full-forward
Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals.Leading full-forwards of the Australian Football League are usually among those awarded with the Coleman Medal for the most goals in an AFL season....
Tony Lockett
Tony Lockett
Anthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...
. Lockett, one of Australian Rules' greatest full forwards and an immensely strong man, paid Caven's defensive skills the great, if unwelcome, compliment, of resorting to elbowing him in the nose and breaking it, and received an eight-week suspension from the AFL Tribunal
AFL Tribunal
The AFL Tribunal is the disciplinary tribunal of the Australian Football League .-Points system:Source: AFL Tribunal 2011 Guidebook...
. Caven went on to a distinguished and successful career as a key centre half back with the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
Premiership team.