Stuart Russell
Hawthorn and Essendon
AFL career
13 games3 goals
- Debut
- R11 1926 v HAW10 July 1926
- Most recent
- R18 1932 v ESS3 Sept 1932
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Cobram in the Goulburn Valley, Stuart Russell was a solidly built utility who experienced a disjointed VFL career across two clubs. He initially broke into the Essendon side in 1926 but struggled to hold his place in the senior lineup, eventually returning to country football to play for Barooga in the Murray Football League. After a significant absence from the top level, he earned a recall to the Bombers in 1931 for a brief three-game stint before crossing to Hawthorn the following season in search of greater opportunity. Despite his persistence in returning to the league, Russell remained a fringe player who drifted between city and country football, managing just over a dozen games across a seven-year span.
Profile
- Born
- 17 July 1906
- Died
- 16 July 1978 (aged 71y 364d)
- Birthplace
- Tocumwal, NSW
- Deathplace
- Essendon, VIC
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Cobram in the Goulburn Valley, Stuart Russell was a solidly built utility who experienced a disjointed VFL career across two clubs. He initially broke into the Essendon side in 1926 but struggled to hold his place in the senior lineup, eventually returning to country football to play for Barooga in the Murray Football League. After a significant absence from the top level, he earned a recall to the Bombers in 1931 for a brief three-game stint before crossing to Hawthorn the following season in search of greater opportunity. Despite his persistence in returning to the league, Russell remained a fringe player who drifted between city and country football, managing just over a dozen games across a seven-year span.