Shayne Stevenson is a former Australian rules football

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 Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 and Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL) during the 1990s.

A long kicking left footer, Stevenson joined the AFL from Tasmanian club Sandy Bay

Sandy Bay Football Club

The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...

. He was recruited with the 37th pick in the draft and made his debut in the 1991 season

1991 AFL season

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. In his three years playing seniors at Fitzroy, Stevenson never once experienced a win.

His first season with Hawthorn, who picked him up in the 1994 Pre-Season Draft, was a contrast. He made his way into the team late in the year and participated in the Qualifying Final loss to North Melbourne, contributing 23 disposals and two goals.

Returning to Tasmania after his AFL career ended, Stevenson captained Southern Districts Cats

Southern Cats

The Southern Districts Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in North Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.-Club History:...

 in their brief, 27-game stint in Tasmanian Football League

Tasmanian Football League

Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...

 football before they folded in May 1999. Stevenson then crossed to Glenorchy

Glenorchy Football Club

The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...

 and was a member of their 1999 premiership team. He replaced Paul Hamilton

Paul Hamilton (Australian footballer)

Paul Hamilton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL/AFL during the late 1980s and early 1990s....

 as Glenorchy coach in 2000 and served as general manager.

Stevenson, who went on to work with AFL Tasmania

AFL Tasmania

AFL Tasmania is the governing body for Australian rules football in Tasmania.The organisation is responsible for game development in the state. The organisation recently became affiliated with the Australian Football League and was formerly known as Football Tasmania.The body is responsible for...

, is now Hawthorn's Tasmanian operations manager.