Walter Stewart
St Kilda and Geelong · “Billy”
AFL career
12 games1 goals
- Debut
- R2 1898 v GEE21 May 1898
- Most recent
- R4 1905 v STK27 May 1905
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local club Middle Park, Walter Stewart was a foundational figure for St Kilda who experienced the brutal reality of the VFL's formative years. He holds a unique place in the club's history as one of three Stewart brothers, alongside George and Andrew, to represent the Saints during their painfully difficult initiation into the league. A regular fixture during the 1898 season, Stewart toiled away in a side that failed to register a single victory, often battling against the odds as a defensive-minded utility in a team that was routinely outclassed. After a two-year absence, he returned for a solitary game in 1900—cruelly missing out on the club's historic breakthrough win earlier that season—before disappearing from the senior level for five years. He eventually resurfaced for a brief two-game cameo with Geelong in 1905, capping off a disjointed but resilient career in the competition's pioneering era.
Profile
- Full name
- Walter P. Stewart
- Born
- 15 Apr 1875
- Died
- 25 Mar 1926 (aged 50y 344d)
- Birthplace
- Prahran, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brighton, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local club Middle Park, Walter Stewart was a foundational figure for St Kilda who experienced the brutal reality of the VFL's formative years. He holds a unique place in the club's history as one of three Stewart brothers, alongside George and Andrew, to represent the Saints during their painfully difficult initiation into the league. A regular fixture during the 1898 season, Stewart toiled away in a side that failed to register a single victory, often battling against the odds as a defensive-minded utility in a team that was routinely outclassed. After a two-year absence, he returned for a solitary game in 1900—cruelly missing out on the club's historic breakthrough win earlier that season—before disappearing from the senior level for five years. He eventually resurfaced for a brief two-game cameo with Geelong in 1905, capping off a disjointed but resilient career in the competition's pioneering era.