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Key Facts

Full name
Stewart Lord

Known as
Stewart Lord

Born
9 April 1940

Died
4 March 2022 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 9d
Last game: 24y 156d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 6

Family links
Alistair Lord (Brother (Twin))Ollie Lord (Great nephew)

Stewart Lord

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
GeelongV/AFL1960-196474130.1861%11.141.002.147
Total1960-196474130.1861%11.141.002.147

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,124th player to appear, 3,238th most games played, 4,516th most goals kickedGeelong: 643rd player to appear, 232nd most games played, 371st most goals kicked

Twin brother of Alistair Lord, Geelong’s Stewart Lord was less brilliant as a footballer but no less effective and arguably more consistent. Extremely determined and boasting good general skills he attacked the ball with great energy and purpose, and was also a safe overhead mark. 

Lord played most of his 74 VFL games between 1960 and 1964 as a half back flanker, including the 1963 grand final when the Cats downed Hawthorn. (Right at the start of his career though he played as a forward, and all 13 of the goals he scored in his career came in his debut season.) 

Stewart Lord left League football behind at the age of just twenty-four after taking on the role of captain-coach of Camperdown. He was later non-playing coach of V FA side Geelong West.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; Cats' Tales by Col Hutchinson

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.