John Stephens | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Raymond Stephens | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1950 | ||
Place of birth | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Sandringham (VFA) | ||
Debut | Round 1, 1971, St Kilda vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1971–1973 | St Kilda | 43 (91) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1970/71–1971/72 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 11 December 1970 Victoria v Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 10 December 1971 Victoria v Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Only List A | 5 December 1971 Victoria v Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,26 December 2022 |
John Raymond Stephens (born 15 September 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer and cricketer during the early 1970s who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and also represented Victoria in first-class cricket.
Stephens was a goal kicking rover and after managing eleven majors in a VFA game for Sandringham was picked up by St Kilda.
He played the first six games of the 1971 VFL season before succumbing to a thigh injury which would keep him out of the side for the rest of the year. St Kilda made the Grand Final that year. He was St Kilda Football Clubs leading goalkicker in 1972 and participated in the finals series,but again missed out on playing in the decider when Carlton defeated the Saints in the Preliminary Final,on the back of a seven-goal effort from Alex Jesaulenko.
A consistent performer up forward,only four times in his league career did he fail to kick a goal in a game. He topped St Kilda's goal-kicking in 1972 with 53 goals,including four in their Elimination Final win over Essendon.
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