Kade Stewart (born 16 January 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL)

Kade Stewart
Stewart in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Kade Stewart
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Katanning, Western Australia
Original team(s) Katanning , South Fremantle
Draft No. 36, 2016 rookie draft
Debut Round 11, 2016, Hawthorn vs. Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Forward/Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2017 Hawthorn 7 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

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Stewart made the recruiters notice after a starring performance for WA in the 2013 NAB Under-16 Championships. Kade was named WA’s most valuable player for the carnival. With dedication and support from his family, Kade and his family made the six-hour round trip from Katanning to training in Perth twice a week. In 2013 he made his senior debut for the Katanning Wanderers in the Upper Great Southern Football League.[1] He continued to impress recruiters by good display of form in the 2014 and 2015 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

Stewart played two senior West Australian Football League games late in 2015 for South Fremantle where he averaged 18 possessions a game.[2]

AFL career

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Kade Stewart was selected with 2nd round pick 36 in 2016 AFL rookie draft.[3]

Hawthorn's Recruiting and List Manager Graham Wright said, "Kade's an AFL Academy player, he is also a left-footer, a very good user of the ball and good overhead mark for his size."[4]

Hawthorn upgraded Stewart from rookie to its senior list on 1 June 2016, after Ryan Burton was placed on the long-term injury list.[5] He then made his AFL debut in round 11 of the 2016 AFL season against Melbourne.

He was delisted by Hawthorn at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[6]

Statistics

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Legend
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Goals
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Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
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Tackles
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Behinds 
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Handballs 
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Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Hawthorn 40 3 3 1 22 14 36 9 12 1.0 0.3 7.3 4.7 12.0 3.0 4.0 0
2017 Hawthorn 40 4 2 1 15 19 34 7 16 0.5 0.1 3.8 4.8 8.5 1.8 4.0 0
Career[7] 6 5 2 37 33 70 16 28 0.7 0.3 5.3 4.7 10.0 2.3 4.0 0

Honours and achievements

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ O'Connor, Kendall (30 July 2013). "Katanning's Stewart's dream takes step forward". Great Southern Herald.
  2. ^ http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/playerstats.php?PlayerID=7413 [dead link]
  3. ^ "Hawks swoop on Katanning midfielder Kade Stewart". ABC News. 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Rookie pick 36: Kade Stewart".
  5. ^ "Stewart upgraded to senior list".
  6. ^ Bowen, Nick; Edwards, Nat (26 October 2017). "Hawks cut three, but a lifeline is on offer". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ^ Kade Stewart's player profile at AFL Tables
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