Jack Steven
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Jack Steven is an Australian rules football
er for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
.
Steven kicked the final goal of the 2008 NAB Cup
quarter final – a competition which St Kilda went on to win, although Stevens did not play in the final.
Steven made his AFL debut in Round 19 of the 2009 AFL season
in the Saints' upset win over at York Park in Launceston, Tasmania
when the then undefeated Saints were without seven of their best player due to injuries. It was his only AFL for the year, but he played eight more in 2010.
In January 2011, Steven, along with three teammates, was suspended for six weeks and fined after breaking team rules involving alcohol, prescription medicine and leaving the team hotel while on a team camp in New Zealand.
In Round 10, 2011 (when St Kilda played the Fremantle Dockers at Subiaco Oval
), Steven was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
AFL career
Steven was recruited from the Geelong Falcons with pick 42 in the 2007 AFL Draft2007 AFL Draft
The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...
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Steven kicked the final goal of the 2008 NAB Cup
2008 NAB Cup
The 2008 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2008 Premiership season began...
quarter final – a competition which St Kilda went on to win, although Stevens did not play in the final.
Steven made his AFL debut in Round 19 of the 2009 AFL season
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
in the Saints' upset win over at York Park in Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
when the then undefeated Saints were without seven of their best player due to injuries. It was his only AFL for the year, but he played eight more in 2010.
In January 2011, Steven, along with three teammates, was suspended for six weeks and fined after breaking team rules involving alcohol, prescription medicine and leaving the team hotel while on a team camp in New Zealand.
In Round 10, 2011 (when St Kilda played the Fremantle Dockers at Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...
), Steven was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star
2011 AFL Rising Star
The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2011 Ron Evans Medal will be awarded to one of the 24 nominees. The 2011 award was won by Dyson Heppell of the Essendon Football Club....
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