George Stuckey (6 July 1871 – 15 March 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained the Essendon Football Club in the

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(VFL).

Football

Stuckey played as both a wingman and half back during his career in the VFA and VFL and was the first captain of Essendon in the VFL; and, when Essendon won the (inaugural) VFL premiership in

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, he also became the first VFL premiership captain. He remained captain until the end of the 1900 season and was a premiership player again in

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. During his career, he represented

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at interstate football.

Cricket

A talented sportsman, in addition to his football career, Stuckey also played

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for

Athlete

In 1897 (the year he captained Essendon to its first VFL premiership), he won the 130-yard Stawell Gift, in 12.2 seconds, off a handicap of 12 yards.

Family

His brother,

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, was also a prominent cricket player for Victoria.

Honours

In 2010, Stuckey was inducted into the Essendon Hall of Fame."Trailblazer Long wins legend status at Windy Hill", SMH, 17 March 2010
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Notes

References

'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", ''The Leader'', (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

External links

*
Profile at Essendonfc.com

1871 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club Premiership players Essendon Association Football Club players Victoria cricketers Stawell Gift winners 1932 deaths Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Cricketers from Victoria (Australia) {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub