James Stewart (Australian footballer)

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James Stewart
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Stewart playing for Essendon in April 2018
Personal information
Full name James Stewart
Born (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 31)
Original team Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 27, 2012 national draft
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Position Key Defender, Key Forward
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 17
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2016 Greater Western Sydney 18 (18)
2017–2023 Essendon 60 (52)
Total78 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Stewart (born 4 March 1994) is a former professional Australian rules football player for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Collingwood footballer, Craig Stewart. [1]

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Stewart played for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup, he was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with pick 27 in the 2012 national draft and made his debut in round 23, 2013, against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium. [2] He was traded to Essendon at the end of the 2016 season. [3]

He collected ten disposals and kicked three goals in his debut for the club, in round 8 of the 2017 AFL season, helping them to a 17-point win over Geelong at the MCG. [4]

Stewart is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce/Arts at Deakin University. [5] He completed school in 2012 at Scotch College, Melbourne.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023 [6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Greater Western Sydney 36100112110.00.01.01.02.01.01.0
2014 Greater Western Sydney 36334241034931.01.38.03.311.33.01.0
2015 Greater Western Sydney 36131514785213042251.21.16.04.010.03.21.9
2016 Greater Western Sydney 36101224200.01.02.02.04.02.00.0
2017 Essendon 171622161148219669341.41.07.15.112.34.32.1
2018 Essendon 17111513835513855171.41.27.65.012.65.01.6
2019 Essendon 170––––––––––––––
2020 [a] Essendon 171011450257533101.10.45.02.57.53.31.0
2021 Essendon 1717001367721389190.00.08.04.512.55.21.1
2022 Essendon 176403318512160.70.05.53.08.53.51.0
2023 Essendon 170––––––––––––––
Career7870525213228433211150.90.76.74.110.84.11.5

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ Warner, Michael (20 May 2015). "Craig Stewart slams former club Collingwood over 'lack of respect' for son James Stewart". Herald Sun.
  2. ↑ Dampney, James (1 September 2013). "Potential Pie now settled as a Giant". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bombers land key forward James Stewart from Giants". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Conway, Simon (13 May 2017). "Stewart's winning start". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "James Stewart". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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