Ian Stewart
St Kilda and Richmond
AFL career
205 games80 goals
- Debut
- R1 1963 v MEL20 Apr 1963
- Most recent
- R8 1975 v NTH24 May 1975
Coaching career
114 games50 wins63 losses1 draws
- First
- R1 1976 v GEE3 Apr 1976
- Most recent
- R22 1981 v NTH29 Aug 1981
Stats
1975 | RCH | 5 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
1974 | RCH | 7 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1973 | RCH | 23 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 20.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1972 | RCH | 20 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
1971 | RCH | 23 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1970 | STK | 15 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1969 | STK | 15 | 19.7 | 4.8 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1968 | STK | 15 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
1967 | STK | 12 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1966 | STK | 19 | 23.2 | 3.4 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
1965 | STK | 16 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1964 | STK | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - |
1963 | STK | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
Bio
Hailing from Queenstown, Tasmania, Ian Stewart joined St Kilda in 1963 and immediately established himself as a silky-skilled centreman with elite vision and distribution. He became the architect of the Saints' midfield, winning back-to-back Brownlow Medals in 1965 and 1966 and playing a decisive role in the club's famous 1966 premiership victory. However, his time at Moorabbin ended abruptly following a deterioration in his relationship with coach Allan Jeans, resulting in one of the most sensational trades in league history when he was swapped for Richmond's Bill Barassi ahead of the 1971 season.
At Richmond, Stewart flourished rather than faded, adapting seamlessly to the Tigers' system. Renowned for his perfection of the drop punt to pinpoint targets and his evasiveness in traffic, he won a third Brownlow Medal in his debut season with the Tigers and added a second premiership medallion to his collection in 1973. One of only four players to win three Brownlows, Stewart is recognised as an official Legend of the game, remembered as a genius ball-handler who achieved the ultimate individual and team success at two different clubs.
Profile
- Full name
- Ian H. Stewart
- Born
- 14 July 1943 (age 83y 99d)
- Birthplace
- Queenstown, TAS
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Teams
Coaching
- South Melbourne (Senior Coach)1976–197745 games (W22 L22 D1), 48.9%
- Carlton (Senior Coach)19783 games (W1 L2 D0), 33.3%
- South Melbourne (Senior Coach)1979–198166 games (W27 L39 D0), 40.9%
Honours
- Premiership(2×) 1966, 1973
- Brownlow Medal(3×) 1965, 1966, 1971
- Top 10
- 1964, 1968, 1973
- Hall of Fame Legend1997
- Hall of Fame1996
- St Kilda B&F(2×) 1964, 1966
- Richmond B&F1971
- 2nd
- 1973
- Top 10
- 1972
- St Kilda captain1969
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Queenstown, Tasmania, Ian Stewart joined St Kilda in 1963 and immediately established himself as a silky-skilled centreman with elite vision and distribution. He became the architect of the Saints' midfield, winning back-to-back Brownlow Medals in 1965 and 1966 and playing a decisive role in the club's famous 1966 premiership victory. However, his time at Moorabbin ended abruptly following a deterioration in his relationship with coach Allan Jeans, resulting in one of the most sensational trades in league history when he was swapped for Richmond's Bill Barassi ahead of the 1971 season.
At Richmond, Stewart flourished rather than faded, adapting seamlessly to the Tigers' system. Renowned for his perfection of the drop punt to pinpoint targets and his evasiveness in traffic, he won a third Brownlow Medal in his debut season with the Tigers and added a second premiership medallion to his collection in 1973. One of only four players to win three Brownlows, Stewart is recognised as an official Legend of the game, remembered as a genius ball-handler who achieved the ultimate individual and team success at two different clubs.