Stewart Loewe

Infobox afl player


firstname = Stewart
lastname = Loewe


| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|5|23
birthplace =
originalteam = Mount Eliza
heightweight = 194 cm / 108 kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1986
debutteam = St Kilda Saints
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debutstadium =
playingteams = St. Kilda (1986-2002)
* 321 games 594 goals
coach = notcoach
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statsend = 2002
careerhighlights =

* All Australian Team 1990, 1991, 1992
* St. Kilda Football Club Best & Fairest - Trevor Barker Award 1990
* E. J. Whitten Medal 1992
* Pre-season Cup Winning side 1996
* Minor premiership side 1997
* 3rd highest St. Kilda goalkicker of all time
* Leading goalkicker for St. Kilda in 1995 1996
* Named in St. Kilda Team of the Century

Stewart Loewe (born 23 May 1968) is a former Australian rules football champion of the St Kilda Football Club.

Nicknamed "Buckets" for his big hands [Jim Main, "Aussie Rules: For Dummies" (2nd edition, 2008) p 87.] and the way he was able to mark the ball with ease, Loewe debuted in 1986 for the St Kilda Football Club after being recruited from Mount Eliza. He played junior football for P & C Junior Football Club based in Delacombe Park, Frankston, where his large size helped him excel in the position of Ruckman, though he was also known for his poor kicking that would plague him throughout his AFL career.

At centre-half-forward, Loewe formed a lethal forward-line partnership with the great full-forward Tony Lockett. He had an awkward kicking style which sometimes resulted in missing easy shots, but his ability to kick long goals and consistent contested marking more than made up for it.

He went on to enjoy a great career, winning All-Australian selection in 1990, 1991 and 1992, winning the E. J. Whitten Medal in 1992, and co-captaining the side between 1996 and 1998. He retired in 2002, with 321 games under his belt, a record only surpassed at the Saints by Nathan Burke and Robert Harvey.

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