Stuart Maxfield
Sydney and Richmond
AFL career
289 games152 goals
- Debut
- R7 1990 v GEE13 May 1990
- Most recent
- R6 2005 v WCE30 Apr 2005
Stats
2005 | SYD | 5 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 43 |
2004 | SYD | 24 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 62 |
2003 | SYD | 22 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 63 |
2002 | SYD | 12 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 65 |
2001 | SYD | 23 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 70 |
2000 | SYD | 22 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 52 |
1999 | SYD | 22 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 57 |
1998 | SYD | 24 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 51 |
1997 | SYD | 22 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 61 |
1996 | SYD | 24 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 16.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 68 |
1995 | RCH | 22 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 51 |
1994 | RCH | 22 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 48 |
1993 | RCH | 16 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 47 |
1992 | RCH | 22 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 18.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 70 |
1991 | RCH | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
1990 | RCH | 6 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 34 |
Bio
Recruited from Romsey, Stuart Maxfield began his career at Richmond where he established himself as a hard-running wingman with a penetrating left-foot kick. After six seasons and 89 games at Punt Road, he was traded to the Sydney Swans ahead of the 1996 season, becoming an immediate fixture in a side that surged to a Grand Final appearance in his debut year at the club. Maxfield was renowned for his ferocious attack on the ball and his ability to break lines with his raking field kicking, evolving from an outside runner into one of the competition's most uncompromising on-field leaders.
Maxfield's greatest contribution to the game came during his tenure as Sydney captain from 2003 to 2005. Taking the reins following the departure of Paul Kelly, he is widely credited alongside coach Paul Roos with instilling the famed "Bloods Culture," demanding selfless, two-way running and brutal accountability from his teammates. While he led the club out of a competitive trough, his playing career ended in bittersweet circumstances; a persistent knee injury forced his retirement midway through the 2005 season, leaving him to watch from the sidelines as the squad he moulded broke a 72-year premiership drought just months later.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Apr 1972 (age 54y 195d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Honours
- South Melbourne/Sydney captain(3×) 2003, 2004, 2005
- Sydney B&F
- 2nd
- 2001
- Top 10
- 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Romsey, Stuart Maxfield began his career at Richmond where he established himself as a hard-running wingman with a penetrating left-foot kick. After six seasons and 89 games at Punt Road, he was traded to the Sydney Swans ahead of the 1996 season, becoming an immediate fixture in a side that surged to a Grand Final appearance in his debut year at the club. Maxfield was renowned for his ferocious attack on the ball and his ability to break lines with his raking field kicking, evolving from an outside runner into one of the competition's most uncompromising on-field leaders.
Maxfield's greatest contribution to the game came during his tenure as Sydney captain from 2003 to 2005. Taking the reins following the departure of Paul Kelly, he is widely credited alongside coach Paul Roos with instilling the famed "Bloods Culture," demanding selfless, two-way running and brutal accountability from his teammates. While he led the club out of a competitive trough, his playing career ended in bittersweet circumstances; a persistent knee injury forced his retirement midway through the 2005 season, leaving him to watch from the sidelines as the squad he moulded broke a 72-year premiership drought just months later.