Justin Stubbs

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Justin Stubbs

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|9|25|df=y}}

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| originalteam = Devonport

| height = 177 cm

| weight = 77 kg

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| statsend = 1990

| years1 = 1988–1990

| club1 = Essendon

| games_goals1 = 3 (5)

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Justin Stubbs (born 25 September 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

Stubbs, a Tasmanian Schoolboys All-Australian, played his early football for Devonport.{{cite web |title=Stubbs, Justin |url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=875 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424153941/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=875 |archivedate=24 April 2012 |publisher=Essendon Football Club}} He went to St. Bernard's College after moving to Victoria and represented the state at Teal Cup level.The Age, [http://www.news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19870414&id=2u5UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667,3185199 "Dons, West Coast meet again - on new terms"], 14 April 1987, p. 52

In the 12th round of the 1988 VFL season, Stubbs made his Essendon debut and kicked goals with his first two kicks in league football (against Fitzroy at Waverley Park).{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Justin_Stubbs.html| title=Justin Stubbs| publisher=AFL Tables}} A wingman, Stubbs played again the following round, a loss to Footscray. In 1989 he took a break from league football but returned in 1990 for one final appearance, Essendon's win over Richmond in round 17.The Age, [http://www.news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19890406&id=3k8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DJcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4081,5211904 "The draft system blows cold with most recruiting officers"], 6 April 1989, p. 36