Stewart McLatchie explained

Stewart McLatchie
Fullname:Stewart McLatchie
Birth Date:19 August 1896
Birth Place:Sale, Victoria
Death Place:Cheltenham, Victoria
Originalteam:Sale
Height:170 cm
Weight:69 kg
Statsend:1925
Years1:1919–1924
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:72 (103)
Years2:1925
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:4 (4)
Games Goalstotal:76 (107)

Stewart McLatchie, MM (19 August 1896 – 31 January 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Military service

McLatchie, a farmer from Sale, fought in World War I and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery.[3]

Football

He was first rover in the Carlton team that lost the 1921 VFL Grand Final to Richmond, by just four points.[4]

A five-time VFL representative, McLatchie went to Fitzroy in 1925 but finished the season at Brunswick.[5]

He was a member of Brunswick's 1925 premiership side.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stewart McLatchie - Player Bio. Australian Football. 17 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Stewart McLatchie. Blueseum.
  3. Web site: Honours and Awards - Stewart McLatchie. Government of Australia.
  4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stewart_McLatchie.html AFL Tables: Stewart McLatchie
  5. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  6. Web site: Stewart McLatchie. Australian Football.