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Stuart Dew

Port Adelaide and Hawthorn

AFL career

206 games265 goals

Debut
R15 1997 v WCE13 July 1997
Most recent
R12 2009 v BRL14 June 2009

Coaching career

121 games36 wins84 losses1 draws

First
R1 2018 v NTH24 Mar 2018
Most recent
R17 2023 v PAD8 July 2023

Stats

2009
HAW
11
9.2
5.4
14.5
2.8
1.0
0.5
2.7
1.2
0.4
65
73
2008
HAW
15
9.3
7.3
16.6
4.7
0.6
0.9
2.7
0.5
0.3
68
73
2006
PAD
20
9.6
4.5
14.1
3.6
0.6
0.7
2.3
0.9
0.9
63
-
2005
PAD
24
12.1
5.8
17.9
3.8
0.8
0.8
2.4
0.8
0.6
73
-
2004
PAD
22
6.8
3.6
10.4
2.2
0.4
0.9
1.5
1.4
1.0
47
-
2003
PAD
15
8.2
2.1
10.3
2.2
0.5
0.3
2.0
1.5
1.1
53
-
2002
PAD
23
8.7
3.3
11.9
2.1
0.3
0.2
1.9
2.2
1.0
60
-
2001
PAD
24
9.6
3.7
13.3
2.5
0.5
0.4
1.0
1.8
0.8
59
-
2000
PAD
13
9.5
3.2
12.6
2.8
0.8
0.2
0.9
1.5
0.7
57
-
1999
PAD
23
7.9
2.6
10.5
2.0
0.8
0.7
0.8
1.2
1.5
45
-
1998
PAD
15
9.9
3.6
13.5
3.2
0.6
0.7
1.5
0.8
0.3
56
-
1997
PAD
1
2.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8
-
League
Season
BRL
AS
R12
7
4
11
2
1
0
0
1
1.0
46
49
SYD
MCG
R11
13
3
16
6
2
0
0
3
0.0
77
95
ADE
AAMI
R10
7
5
12
2
0
0
0
4
1.0
59
68
FRE
SUB
R8
8
8
16
2
0
0
0
2
1.0
60
75
ESS
ES
R7
4
6
10
0
1
0
0
5
1.0
51
73
CAR
MCG
R6
12
6
18
3
0
0
0
1
2.0
73
104
WCE
AS
R5
11
7
18
3
1
0
2
5
0.2
81
83
PAD
MCG
R4
9
5
14
2
2
2
0
1
1.1
50
27
NTH
ES
R3
13
11
24
7
2
1
0
3
3.0
111
104
SYD
ANZ
R2
7
1
8
2
1
1
0
1
1.1
38
38
GEE
MCG
R1
10
3
13
2
1
1
0
4
2.0
68
87

Profile

Born
18 Aug 1979 (age 47y 64d)
Birthplace
Adelaide, SA
Height
183 cm
Weight
99 kg

Teams

Coaching

  • Gold Coast (Senior Coach)
    2018–2023
    121 games (W36 L84 D1), 29.8%

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2004, 2008

Recruited from Central District as the youngest member of Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL list, Dew established himself as a damaging utility known for his booming left boot and deceptive agility. While his heavy frame often drew scrutiny regarding his conditioning, his football intelligence and capacity to kick long-range goals made him a lethal weapon across half-forward and through the midfield. He led the Power's goalkicking in 2002 and was a key contributor in their breakthrough 2004 premiership side, eventually announcing a surprise retirement at the conclusion of the 2006 season.

Dew's career found a second chapter when former mentor Alastair Clarkson lured him out of retirement to join Hawthorn via the 2007 National Draft. The move proved to be a masterstroke during the 2008 Grand Final, where Dew produced a match-turning cameo in the third quarter to help the Hawks upset Geelong. He retired for a final time at the end of 2009 as a dual premiership player, remembered as a high-impact footballer who could break games open, before transitioning into a coaching career that included a tenure as senior coach of the Gold Coast Suns.