Stuart Dew

Stuart Dew
Personal information
Full name	Stuart Dew
Date of birth	(1979-08-18) 18 August 1979
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	Central District (SANFL)
Height / weight	183 cm / 99 kg
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Career highlights
Hawthorn Premiership Player 2008 Port Adelaide Premiership Player 2004 Port Adelaide leading goalkicker 2002 1998 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stuart Dew (born 18 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer and dual premiership-player for Port Adelaide and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as the strategy and midfield coach of the Sydney Swans.

AFL career

Port Adelaide career (1997–2006)

Dew made his debut with the Port Adelaide Football Club in 1997, their inaugural year in the AFL. But it wasn't until the 1998 season that he received regular selection. He was occasionally criticised for his lack of dedication on the training track; however as he matured, Dew became an important player for the Power as evidenced during the 2004 season when he booted 31 goals and was a part of the club's premiership. The 2005 season saw Dew play a running half-back role and played in all 24 games for the club. He complemented Port recruit Nathan Lonie, in that they played similar roles. On 6 November 2006, Dew announced his retirement from the AFL.

Hawthorn career (2008–2009)

Despite not playing football at any level during 2007, Dew announced his intentions to come out of retirement to pursue an AFL career again. He nominated himself for the 2007 AFL National Draft and was selected by Hawthorn with its third round selection (#45 overall). He debuted for Hawthorn against Melbourne in round 1 2008, and injured his hamstring in his second match against Fremantle. He missed some games later in the year by injuring his hamstring again but was fit and playing good footy by the time of the finals. Stuart repaid the faith shown in him with a brilliant burst in the Grand Final when the result was still in the balance in the third quarter, kicking two goals and setting up two others. A series of soft tissues injuries restricted Dew to 11 games in 2009 and he announced that he will retire from AFL at the end of the 2009 season.

Statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Dew won an AFL Premiership
	Led the league for the Season only*
	Led the league after Finals only*
	Led the league after Season and Finals*

*10 games required to be eligible.

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1997	Port Adelaide	37	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0
1998	Port Adelaide	37	15	12	5	148	54	202	48	23	0.8	0.3	9.9	3.6	13.5	3.2	1.5
1999	Port Adelaide	37	23	27	35	181	60	241	47	19	1.2	1.5	7.9	2.6	10.5	2.0	0.8
2000	Port Adelaide	17	13	20	9	123	41	164	37	12	1.5	0.7	9.5	3.2	12.6	2.8	0.9
2001	Port Adelaide	17	24	44	19	231	89	320	61	24	1.8	0.8	9.6	3.7	13.3	2.5	1.0
2002	Port Adelaide	17	23	51	24	199	75	274	49	43	2.2	1.0	8.7	3.3	11.9	2.1	1.9
2003	Port Adelaide	17	15	23	17	123	32	155	33	30	1.5	1.1	8.2	2.1	10.3	2.2	2.0
2004†	Port Adelaide	17	22	31	21	149	79	228	49	32	1.4	1.0	6.8	3.6	10.4	2.2	1.5
2005	Port Adelaide	17	24	19	14	291	138	429	91	58	0.8	0.6	12.1	5.8	17.9	3.8	2.4
2006	Port Adelaide	17	20	18	17	192	90	282	71	46	0.9	0.9	9.6	4.5	14.1	3.6	2.3
2008†	Hawthorn	31	15	7	4	140	109	249	71	40	0.5	0.3	9.3	7.3	16.6	4.7	2.7
2009	Hawthorn	31	11	13	4	101	59	160	31	30	1.2	0.4	9.2	5.4	14.5	2.8	2.7
Career			206	265	169	1880	827	2707	588	357	1.3	0.8	9.1	4.0	13.1	2.9	1.7

External links

• Stuart Dew's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
• Stuart Dew's playing statistics from AFL Tables