John Stevens (footballer)
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John Stevens is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the Sydney Swans
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Stevens played some football for the Collingwood
Under-19s but his initial AFL ambitions were thwarted by a knee injury and having to have heart surgery. He was later drafted by Sydney as a mature age recruit, from Old Ivanhoe Grammarians. When he made his league debut in the 1997 AFL season
, Stevens was already 25.
A left footer, he was used mostly on the wing by Sydney and didn't miss a single game in 1998. Stevens, who played finals football in each of his first three seasons, put his name in the record books in 1999 when he took 19 marks against Melbourne
at the MCG
which was at the time the second most number of marks ever records in a VFL/AFL game.
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 who played with the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
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).
Stevens played some football for the Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
Under-19s but his initial AFL ambitions were thwarted by a knee injury and having to have heart surgery. He was later drafted by Sydney as a mature age recruit, from Old Ivanhoe Grammarians. When he made his league debut in the 1997 AFL season
1997 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and ....
, Stevens was already 25.
A left footer, he was used mostly on the wing by Sydney and didn't miss a single game in 1998. Stevens, who played finals football in each of his first three seasons, put his name in the record books in 1999 when he took 19 marks against Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
at the MCG
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
which was at the time the second most number of marks ever records in a VFL/AFL game.