Stephen Newport
| Stephen Newport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stephen Newport | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1965 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dingley / Caulfield Grammar | ||
| Height / weight | 182 cm / 80 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Tagger | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1985–1990 1991–1993 Total - |
Melbourne St Kilda |
101 (58) 39 (8) 140 (66) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. | |||
Stephen Newport (born 5 November 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).
After missing out on a Grand Final appearance in 1987, when Gary Buckenara kicked a goal after the siren to win Hawthorn the Preliminary Final, but he got his chance the following season when he was a half back flanker in the premiership decider. He then had a particularly good year in 1989 when he managed 10 votes in the Brownlow Medal count, joining Jim Stynes as the club's leading vote getter for the season. In the same year he represented the VFL in an interstate match against Tasmania.
In the 1990 AFL Draft, Newport was traded to St Kilda, in a deal which allowed Allen Jakovich to join Melbourne.
References
- Stephen Newport's statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.