Bill Sewart
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William 'Bill' Isaac Sewart (12 November 1881 - 13 December 1928) was an Australian rules football
er who played with Essendon
in the VFL
. He was also a first-class cricket
er, representing both Queensland and Victoria.
South Australian born Bill Stewart came to Essendon from Bendigo club Castlemaine
. He participated in Essendon's 1911 and 1912 premierships as a centreman, the position he would occupy for his entire career. In 1912 he represented Victoria in an interstate match against South Australia.
Sewart served as a private during the war and represented Bruce Sloss's Third Australian Divisional Team in the London Exhibition Match of 1916.
When he returned to Australia he became coach of Footscray
who were competing in the VFA
and steered them to the 1919 premiership.
In Sewart's 13 first-class cricket matches he made 435 runs at 20.71. Two of those matches were for Queensland in the 1908/09 summer while the rest were with Victoria. He represented Victoria in the 1909/10 and 1913/14 Sheffield Shield seasons.
Only twice did he pass 50 in a match and both of those innings came against Tasmania at the MCG in January 1913. His scores of 143 and 69 not out was not enough however to prevent a Tasmanian victory. Victoria's team in that match included Patrick 'Paddy' Shea
, his Essendon teammate, as well as Fitzroy premiership player Chris Kiernan
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He was also a first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, representing both Queensland and Victoria.
South Australian born Bill Stewart came to Essendon from Bendigo club Castlemaine
Castlemaine Football Club
Castlemaine Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia and is currently a member of the Bendigo Football League.The club is notable for several reasons...
. He participated in Essendon's 1911 and 1912 premierships as a centreman, the position he would occupy for his entire career. In 1912 he represented Victoria in an interstate match against South Australia.
Sewart served as a private during the war and represented Bruce Sloss's Third Australian Divisional Team in the London Exhibition Match of 1916.
When he returned to Australia he became coach of Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
who were competing in the VFA
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
and steered them to the 1919 premiership.
In Sewart's 13 first-class cricket matches he made 435 runs at 20.71. Two of those matches were for Queensland in the 1908/09 summer while the rest were with Victoria. He represented Victoria in the 1909/10 and 1913/14 Sheffield Shield seasons.
Only twice did he pass 50 in a match and both of those innings came against Tasmania at the MCG in January 1913. His scores of 143 and 69 not out was not enough however to prevent a Tasmanian victory. Victoria's team in that match included Patrick 'Paddy' Shea
Paddy Shea
Patrick 'Paddy' Augustus Shea was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League . He was from a talented sporting family, with his brother Mark also having a career at Essendon and his nephew John played cricket for Western Australia...
, his Essendon teammate, as well as Fitzroy premiership player Chris Kiernan
Chris Kiernan
Christopher Kiernan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early years of the Victorian Football League and first-class cricketer....
.