Stephen Wallis

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Stephen Wallis
Personal information
Full name Stephen Wallis
Date of birth (1964-10-27) 27 October 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth Leongatha, Victoria
Original team(s) Leongatha (GFL)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1983–1996 Footscray 261 (57)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
1985, 1991 Victoria 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stephen "Wally" Wallis (born 27 October 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He currently holds the club record for most consecutive games from debut.

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Originally from Leongatha, Victoria, Wallis arrived at the Footscray in 1982 and suffered an injury in a reserves game which kept him out for the rest of the season. He made his senior VFL debut in 1983 and became a solid defender and occasional midfielder. During this time he completed his schooling at Trinity Grammar, commuting to Kew from Maidstone [1] .

In 1989, Wallis was appointed captain of the Bulldogs, [2] and became a representative of Victoria in State of Origin. Midway through 1991 he suffered a broken wrist, forcing him to miss the rest of the season, but returned in 1992 to help the Bulldogs to the finals. However, injury struck again early in the following year when he badly injured his knee.

In 1996, he announced his retirement and played his last game in a three-point loss to Essendon (which is documented in the film Year of the Dogs ). [3]

His son Mitch Wallis was drafted in the 2010 national draft under the father-son rule. [4]

Statistics

[5]
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1983 Footscray 2422713287226513102—0.30.613.010.323.34.6—
1984 Footscray 242271229216045276—0.30.513.37.320.53.5—
1985 Footscray 2425610464158622178—0.20.418.66.324.97.1—
1986 Footscray 242266325142467112—0.30.314.86.521.25.1—
1987 Footscray 24223632914547468460.10.315.06.621.53.12.1
1988 Footscray 24137115612127736190.50.112.09.321.32.81.5
1989 Footscray 24223124718142880330.10.011.28.219.53.61.5
1990 Footscray 24191121618640273240.10.111.49.821.23.81.3
1991 Footscray 2410011069019640190.00.110.69.019.64.01.9
1992 Footscray 2424121343185528112430.50.014.37.722.04.71.8
1993 Footscray 244005030802270.00.012.57.520.05.51.8
1994 Footscray 24233124512537083340.10.010.75.416.13.61.5
1995 Footscray 2412201156017543180.20.09.65.014.63.61.5
1996 Footscray 24210122411734176220.00.010.75.616.23.61.0
Career261575433991926532511012650.20.213.07.420.44.21.6

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview With Steve Wallis". www.woof.net.au. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Honour Roll
  3. ↑ DVD Review of Year of the Dogs
  4. ↑ Calder Cannons
  5. ↑ Stephen Wallis' player profile at AFL Tables
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