Stephen Carter (footballer)

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Stephen Carter
Personal information
Full name Stephen Carter
Date of birth (1974-02-05) 5 February 1974 (age 47)
Original team(s) Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft Zone Selection, 1996 AFL Draft
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1991–2003 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 172 (43)
1997 Port Adelaide (AFL) 10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
Career highlights
  • 5x Port Adelaide SANFL premiership player (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)
  • Inaugural side for Port Adelaide's first game in the AFL.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stephen Carter (born 5 February 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]

In the 1994 AFL Draft, Carter was selected by Essendon with pick 39, but he decided to remain in South Australia and wait for Port Adelaide's entry to the league in 1997. He already played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and was a zone selection for the AFL club.

Carter made 10 appearances for Port Adelaide in the 1997 AFL season, including their first ever game, against Collingwood at the MCG, but was delisted at the end of the year. [2]

A half back flanker, he was a member of five Port Adelaide premiership teams in the SANFL during the 1990s.

1996 Port Adelaide guernsey on display in the State Library of South Australia featuring signatures from Stephen Carter, John Cahill and Tim Ginever. 1996 Port Adelaide guernsey, State Library of South Australia.jpeg
1996 Port Adelaide guernsey on display in the State Library of South Australia featuring signatures from Stephen Carter, John Cahill and Tim Ginever.

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ↑ AFL Tables: Stephen Carter
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