Jim Stewart | |
Fullname: | James Findlay Stewart |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1884 |
Birth Place: | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland[1] |
Originalteam: | North Melbourne |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 69 kg |
Position: | Half-forward flank, centre |
Statsend: | 1912 |
Years1: | 1905–1910 |
Club1: | St Kilda |
Games Goals1: | 83 (77) |
Years2: | 1912 |
Club2: | Carlton |
Games Goals2: | 2 (2) |
Games Goalstotal: | 85 (79) |
James Findlay Stewart (16 April 1884 – 4 February 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Stewart was a wingman in North Melbourne's 1903 Victorian Football Association premiership team and was also a member of the side which were awarded the premiership the following year. Although Carlton tried recruiting him, Stewart opted to join St Kilda in 1905.[2] He was used as a centreman originally but ended up spending most of his time on a half forward flank and topped St Kilda's goal-kicking in both 1907 and 1908, with 21 and 28 goals respectively.[3] His best effort in 1907 was a seven-goal haul in a win over Geelong at Corio Oval, breaking the club record, which had stood at four goals.[4] He returned to North Melbourne in 1911 and then spent a season with Carlton.