Australian Football

Dew enjoyed a reputation as one of the finest kicks in the game. The solidly built left footer first garnered plaudits while playing in the SANFL with Central District, but it was in the AFL with Port Adelaide that he really made his name. So prodigious and accurate was his kicking with his favoured left foot that he was one of the few players in the league genuinely capable of turning a match off his own boot. In 180 games with Port from 1997 to 2006 he booted 245 goals, including a club list-topping tally of 51 in 2002. When the Power confronted Brisbane in the 2004 Grand Final Dew, who started the game on the interchange bench, had a comparatively quiet day, but still made a useful contribution to the 17.11 (113) to 10.13 (73) win, kicking a goal and picking up 14 possessions.

After being delisted by Port in 2006, Stuart Dew made a return to the AFL two years later with Hawthorn whom he helped to a triumph over Geelong in that year's Grand Final.

In addition to his Power and Hawks triumphs Dew was a member in 2000 of Central District's inaugural SANFL premiership-winning team.

Author - John Devaney