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Key Facts

Full name
Brett Stephens

Known as
Brett Stephens

Born
20 February 1961 (age 63)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 26y 36d
Last game: 32y 147d

Height and weight
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 90 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy; Australia

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 33

Brett Stephens

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FitzroyV/AFL1987-1993133520.3936%9.387.233.4021
AustraliaIR1990300.00—————
Total1987-1993136520.38—————

AFL: 9,777th player to appear, 1,634th most games played, 1,999th most goals kickedFitzroy: 1,044th player to appear, 60th most games played, 99th most goals kicked

After a peripatetic football journey which took in stints with clubs in four states Brett Stephens lined up for his VFL debut with Fitzroy, aged twenty-six, in 1987, and quickly made up for lost time by becoming a highly dependable and versatile key position player. Between his debut and 1993 he played 133 V/AFL games a nd kicked 52 goals. Runner-up in Fitzroy's best and fairest count on a couple of occasions, he played state of origin football both for Tasmania and Victoria. He also represented Australia against Ireland in three compromise rules tests in 1990.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

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