Kade Stewart
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Kade Stewart
| image = Kade Stewart 2017.1.jpg
| caption = Stewart in April 2017
| fullname = Kade Stewart
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|1|16}}
| birth_place = Katanning, Western Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Katanning , South Fremantle
| draftpick = No. 36, 2016 rookie draft
| position = Forward/Midfielder
| currentclub =
| guernsey =
| statsend = 2017
| image_size = 200px
| debutdate = Round 11, 2016
| debutteam = {{AFL Haw}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Mel}}
| debutstadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 67 kg
| years1 = 2016–2017
| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}
| games_goals1 = 7 (5)
| careerhighlights =
- {{VFL Box}} leading goalkicker: 2016
}}
Kade Stewart (born 16 January 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL)
Early career
Stewart made the recruiters notice after a starring performance for WA in the 2013 NAB Under-16 Championships. Kade was named WA’s most valuable player for the carnival. With dedication and support from his family, Kade and his family made the six-hour round trip from Katanning to training in Perth twice a week. In 2013 he made his senior debut for the Katanning Wanderers in the Upper Great Southern Football League.{{cite news|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/great-southern/a/18222761/katannings-stewarts-dream-takes-step-forward/|title=Katanning's Stewart's dream takes step forward|first=Kendall|last=O'Connor|work=Great Southern Herald |date=30 July 2013}}
He continued to impress recruiters by good display of form in the 2014 and 2015 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.
Stewart played two senior West Australian Football League games late in 2015 for South Fremantle where he averaged 18 possessions a game.http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/playerstats.php?PlayerID=7413 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
AFL career
Kade Stewart was selected with 2nd round pick 36 in 2016 AFL rookie draft.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-30/hawks-swoop-on-katanning-midfielder-kade-stewart/6987378|title = Hawks swoop on Katanning midfielder Kade Stewart|newspaper = ABC News|date = 30 November 2015}}
Hawthorn's Recruiting and List Manager Graham Wright said, "Kade's an AFL Academy player, he is also a left-footer, a very good user of the ball and good overhead mark for his size."{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-11-27/rookie-pick-36-kade-stewart|title=Rookie pick 36: Kade Stewart}}
{{AFL Haw}} upgraded Stewart from rookie to its senior list on 1 June 2016, after Ryan Burton was placed on the long-term injury list.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-06-02/stewart-upgraded-to-senior-list|title = Stewart upgraded to senior list}} He then made his AFL debut in round 11 of the 2016 AFL season against Melbourne.
He was delisted by Hawthorn at the conclusion of the 2017 season.{{Cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-26/endurance-king-billy-hartung-axed-after-four-years-at-hawks|title=Hawks cut three, but a lifeline is on offer|last1=Bowen|first1=Nick|last2=Edwards|first2=Nat|date=26 October 2017|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra|access-date=26 October 2017}}
Statistics
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|- style=background:#EAEAEA
| 2016 || {{AFL Haw}} || 40
| 3 || 3 || 1 || 22 || 14 || 36 || 9 || 12 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 7.3 || 4.7 || 12.0 || 3.0 || 4.0 || 0
|-
| 2017 || {{AFL Haw}} || 40
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 15 || 19 || 34 || 7 || 16 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 3.8 || 4.8 || 8.5 || 1.8 || 4.0 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/K/Kade_Stewart.html Kade Stewart's player profile at AFL Tables]
! 6 !! 5 !! 2 !! 37 !! 33 !! 70 !! 16 !! 28 !! 0.7 !! 0.3 !! 5.3 !! 4.7 !! 10.0 !! 2.3 !! 4.0 !! 0
|}
Honours and achievements
Individual
- {{VFL Box}} leading goalkicker: 2016
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{2016 AFL rookie draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Kade}}
Category:Hawthorn Football Club players
Category:Box Hill Football Club players
Category:South Fremantle Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia