Neville Stibbard (footballer, born 1952)
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Neville Stibbard
| image =
| fullname = Neville G. Stibbard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|9|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Ivanhoe Amateurs
| height = 178 cm
| weight = 74 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1975
| years1 = 1973–1975
| club1 = South Melbourne
| games_goals1 = 23 (22)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Neville Stibbard (born 9 February 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Stibbard's father, also named Neville, played for South Melbourne and North Melbourne during the 1940s.
Playing career
Recruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs, Stibbard joined his twin brother Robert at South Melbourne in the 1973 VFL season and made 10 appearances in his first year.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Neville_Stibbard1_gm.html|title=AFL Tables - Neville Stibbard - Games Played|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=16 September 2015}} In 1974 he played 11 games for South Melbourne. He was one of his side's best in their round seven win over Melbourne at Lake Oval, with four goals and 20 disposals.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19740520&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Skilton touch in wrong team|last=Davis|first=Michael|date=20 May 1974|work=The Age|page=26|accessdate=16 September 2015}}
Cleared to Port Melbourne in 1975, Stibbard was a back pocket in the club's 1977 premiership team.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19750613&id=0f0QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934,2505706&hl=en|title=Northcote still holding Gellie|last=Piesse|first=Ken|date=13 June 1975|work=The Age|accessdate=16 September 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19770926&id=tXcQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6829,7174845&hl=en|title=Port's cup full|last=Fiddian|first=Marc|date=26 September 1977|work=The Age|page=31|accessdate=16 September 2015}}
Recruiting
Stibbard was head of recruiting at North Melbourne for many years, including the successful era in the 1990s under Denis Pagan.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/04/1064988454890.html|title=Recruiters who carry the can for those who can't|last=Quayle|first=Emma|date=5 October 2003|work=The Age|publisher=realfooty.com.au|accessdate=16 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-12/stibbard-joins-bulldogs|title=Stibbard joins Bulldogs|last=Twomey|first=Callum|date=12 March 2014|publisher=AFL.com.au|accessdate=17 September 2015}} In the 1996 National Draft, he secured Byron Pickett at pick 67, who went on to win the Rising Star award in 1998.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&docID=news980909_0298_8362|title=Pickett perfect choice as 1998 Rising Star|date=9 September 1998|work=The Age|page=3|accessdate=17 September 2015}} Before he came to North Melbourne, at the end of the 1993 AFL season, Stibbard was a recruiting manager for Fitzroy.{{cite news |last=Denham |first=Greg |last2=Linnell |first2=Stephen |date=17 November 1993 |title=Brereton off to Sydney in January |url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&docID=news931117_0103_8048 |accessdate=17 September 2015 |work=The Age |page=32}} He remained with North Melbourne until 2008.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&docID=AGE080410627IU3OLJIH|title=North sacks recruiter|last=Gleeson|first=Michael|date=10 April 2008|work=The Age|page=3|accessdate=17 September 2015}}
More recently he was recruiting manager at the AFL's newest club Greater Western Sydney and in 2014 joined the Western Bulldogs in a part-time capacity.
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=N/Neville_Stibbard1.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=neville%2Bstibbard/16060}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stibbard, Neville}}
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)