Phil Stevens (footballer)

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Phil Stevens
Personal information
Full name Philip B. Stevens
Date of birth (1950-09-14) 14 September 1950 (age 70)
Original team(s) South Warrnambool
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1968–1975 Geelong 120 (32)
1976–1979 St Kilda 41 (3)
Total161 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Phil Stevens (born 14 September 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Arriving from South Warrnambool, Stevens was just 17 when he first appeared for Geelong. [1] Although he started out as a half forward flanker, Stevens would however develop into a half back flanker, which was from where he played most of his games. [2] He represented the VFL on one occasion. [3]

He was captain-coach of Sandringham in the 1982 VFA season. [4]

Stevens was the general manager of the Victorian Amateur Football Association from 1989 to 2004 and is currently Operations Manager at VRA.

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables: Phil Stevens". afltables.com.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ↑ "Phil Stevens - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ↑ The Age ,"West Bids To Lure Radojevic Back", 16 April 1982, p. 22
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