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
Date of birth (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 27)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 27, 2012 national draft
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2016 Greater Western Sydney 18 (18)
2017– Essendon 37 (48)
Total 55 (66)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

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 2020[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Greater Western Sydney 36 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
2014 Greater Western Sydney 36 3 3 4 24 10 34 9 3 1.0 1.3 8.0 3.3 11.3 3.0 1.0
2015 Greater Western Sydney 36 13 15 14 78 52 130 42 25 1.2 1.1 6.0 4.0 10.0 3.2 1.9
2016 Greater Western Sydney 36 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 0.0
2017 Essendon 17 16 22 16 114 82 196 69 34 1.4 1.0 7.1 5.1 12.3 4.3 2.1
2018 Essendon 17 11 15 13 83 55 138 55 17 1.4 1.2 7.6 5.0 12.6 5.0 1.6
2019 Essendon 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 Essendon 17 10 11 4 50 25 75 33 10 1.1 0.4 5.0 2.5 7.5 3.3 1.0
Career 55 66 52 352 227 579 211 90 1.2 1.0 6.4 4.1 10.5 3.8 1.6

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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