Kade Stewart (born 16 January 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the

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(AFL)

Early career

Stewart made the recruiters notice after a starring performance for WA in the 2013 NAB Under-16 Championships. Kade was named WA’s most valuable player for the carnival. With dedication and support from his family, Kade and his family made the six-hour round trip from Katanning to training in Perth twice a week. In 2013 he made his senior debut for the Katanning Wanderers in the

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. He continued to impress recruiters by good display of form in the 2014 and 2015 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. Stewart played two senior

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games late in 2015 for South Fremantle where he averaged 18 possessions a game.

AFL career

Kade Stewart was selected with 2nd round pick 36 in 2016 AFL rookie draft. Hawthorn's Recruiting and List Manager

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said, "Kade's an AFL Academy player, he is also a left-footer, a very good user of the ball and good overhead mark for his size." upgraded Stewart from rookie to its senior list on 1 June 2016, after

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was placed on the long-term injury list. He then made his AFL debut in round 11 of the

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against

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. He was delisted by Hawthorn at the conclusion of the 2017 season.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual * leading goalkicker: 2016

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Kade Living people 1997 births Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia