Stephen Rowe (footballer)
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Stephen Rowe is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League
(AFL) and Norwood
in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL).
Rowe started his senior career at South Fremantle
in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL), having won the Jack Clarke Medal as the best player in the 1984 WAFL Colts season.
After two seasons in the WAFL seniors, Rowe crossed to Norwood
and went on to win their "Best and Fairest" award in 1990. At the end of the year he was drafted by Adelaide, where he would spend five seasons. A rover, he had 30 disposals against Essendon in just his second league game but could only put together 11 appearances in his first two seasons. He played 15 games in 1993 and then missed the entire 1994 season when he injured his knee in the SANFL. Following a knee reconstruction, Rowe returned to the Adelaide side in 1995 but would play just three games. He retired in 1997, after playing in Norwood's grand final win against Port Adelaide.
He has since become a well known personality on Adelaide radio station FIVEaa
where he co-hosts a sports show with Graham Cornes
. The former South Australian interstate football representative has also been involved in coaching. He was coach of Norwood's Under-17s team for five years and was an assistant coach at Glenelg from 2006 to 2011.
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 Adelaide 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) and Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL).
Rowe started his senior career at South Fremantle
South Fremantle Football Club
The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL), having won the Jack Clarke Medal as the best player in the 1984 WAFL Colts season.
After two seasons in the WAFL seniors, Rowe crossed to Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
and went on to win their "Best and Fairest" award in 1990. At the end of the year he was drafted by Adelaide, where he would spend five seasons. A rover, he had 30 disposals against Essendon in just his second league game but could only put together 11 appearances in his first two seasons. He played 15 games in 1993 and then missed the entire 1994 season when he injured his knee in the SANFL. Following a knee reconstruction, Rowe returned to the Adelaide side in 1995 but would play just three games. He retired in 1997, after playing in Norwood's grand final win against Port Adelaide.
He has since become a well known personality on Adelaide radio station FIVEaa
FIVEaa
5AA , is 50% owned by dmg Radio Australia and Lachlan Murdoch's company Illyra, and Adelaide's only commercial talkback radio station. The station has a range of programs including news, sport, current affairs, social issues, gardening, lifestyle, cars, travel and health...
where he co-hosts a sports show with Graham Cornes
Graham Cornes
Graham Studley Cornes OAM is a former Australian rules football player and coach, as well as a media personality with a weekday drivetime sports program that he hosts on Adelaide 5AA with Stephen Rowe....
. The former South Australian interstate football representative has also been involved in coaching. He was coach of Norwood's Under-17s team for five years and was an assistant coach at Glenelg from 2006 to 2011.