Loy Stewart
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Loy Stewart was an Australian rules football
er who played for Geelong
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the early 1950s.
Stewart came to Geelong from Albury
and in his brief career was used mostly in the ruck and defence. He was a back pocket
in Geelong's 11 point Grand Final win over Essendon in 1951.
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 for Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the early 1950s.
Stewart came to Geelong from Albury
Albury Football Club
The Albury Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Albury, New South Wales.Two Brownlow Medallists, Haydn Bunton senior and Denis Ryan, both started their career at Albury....
and in his brief career was used mostly in the ruck and defence. He was a back pocket
Back pocket
In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....
in Geelong's 11 point Grand Final win over Essendon in 1951.