- Stephen Doyle
Infobox afl player
firstname = Stephen
lastname = Doyle
| birthdate = Birth date and age|1981|7|13|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = South Adelaide (SANFL)
heightweight = 203cm / 105kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 20, 22 July 2000
debutteam =Sydney Swans
debutopponent = Kangaroos
debutstadium = SCG
playingteams =Sydney Swans (2000-2007)47 games, 19 goalscoach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2007 R14
careerhighlights = 2006 AFL Premiership Runner-upStephen Doyle (born 13 July 1981) is a
South Australia nAustralian rules football player with theSydney Swans of the AFL.Doyle was selected by the Swans under the father-son rule in the 1999 National Draft. The tall ruckman made his debut in 2000, but recurring ankle and knee injuries meant that he did not manage to play more than three games in a row in his first four seasons. He had a relatively injury-free season in 2004, but did not stand out greatly. A knee injury in the first round in 2005 ruled him out of the rest of the Swans' premiership-winning season.
In 2006, following the retirement of premiership ruckman Jason Ball, Doyle arrived at the end of the season in working order. Partnering Darren Jolly in the Grand Final, Doyle was the Swans better ruckman in their narrow loss to the West Coast Eagles.
For the 2007 season, the Sydney Swans recruited experienced ruckman Peter Everitt from Hawthorn to partner Darren Jolly, leaving Doyle to play in the reserves. He was a terrfically reliable and consistant ruckman.
Doyle retired on 31 October 2007, after making his debut in 2000 and playing 47 games.
External links
* [http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13514 Sydney Swans site player profile]
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