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Brett Stewart
Brett Stewart in action for the Manly Sea Eagles
Personal information
Full nameBrett Stewart
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003– Manly Sea Eagles 112 94 0 0 376
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Country Origin 1 0 0 0 0
2007– New South Wales 5 2 0 0 8
2007 Australia 1 1 0 0 4
Source: NRL Stats, RLP
As of 11 March, 2009

Brett Stewart (born 27 February 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He primarily plays at fullback.

Playing career

Stewart was second on the top try scorer list for the 2006 season, behind the South Sydney Rabbitohs' Nathan Merritt. He currently has the best strike rate for tries versus games in the NRL, taking over from Billy Slater. Stewart is known as the "Try scoring wizard" because of strike rate in NRL games. In his first representative match playing for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea, he contributed to Australia's 28-8 win with a try. He made his State of Origin debut in Game 2 of the 2007 series, replacing an injured Anthony Minichiello at the last moment, and scoring a try. Stewart played in the 2007 NRL Grand Final for Manly against Melbourne Storm but he was knocked out by an elbow charge in the early minutes of the 2nd half. Despite this, Stewart was selected as fullback for the Kangaroos end of season test against New Zealand in Wellington, contributing with a try in Australia's 58-0 victory.

He played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm.[1]

In August 2008, Stewart was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[2][3] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.[4] Stewart withdrew with a shoulder injury before the competition had begun.[5]

Stewart features in the NRL's 2009 television advertising campaign, alongside Greg Inglis.[6] The campaign was launched in The Domain with Stewart declaring the start of the 101st season of rugby league in Australia.[7]

Career highlights

  • Junior Club: West Wollongong
  • First Grade Debut: Manly v Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium, July 6, 2003 (Rd 17) (Parra 27 Manly 16)
  • First Grade Record: 88 National Rugby League games, scoring 70 tries
  • 100th First Grade Game: Manly vs Gold Coast at Skilled Park, 4 July, 2008 (Rd 17) (Gold Coast 14 Manly 34). Stewart also scored his 79th and 80th try in First Grade Rugby League during the game to take his strike rate to 80%- the best in the competition.
  • Top Try Scorer for the 2008 NRL Home & Away Season. Stewart missed three games due to Origin duty but still finished atop the try scoring list with 19 tries from 21 games.

Personal Life

Stewart is the younger brother of fellow Manly Sea Eagles player Glenn Stewart. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 14.[8]

Stewart was voted the "sexiest man in league" in 2007.[9]

Assault allegations

Stewart was charged with sexual assault on 10 March 2009. He allegedly assaulted a 17-year old female following the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' season launch on 6 March.[10][11] Stewart has denied the allegation. He was granted bail to appear in Manly Local Court on 7 April.[12][10] The NRL said it was "making no judgement" and announced it would suspend the 2009 commercial which featured Stewart until further information becomes available.[13] Despite the Manly board's decision to select Stewart for round one of the 2009 season, the NRL on 11 March suspended Stewart for the first four rounds, reportedly stating that "its decision to stop Stewart playing was not intended to reflect any judgment regarding the police investigation."[14]

References

  1. ^ "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  2. ^ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Retrieved 2008-08-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  4. ^ "Manly six win Australia call-up". BBC. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  5. ^ "Stewart out, Hunt and Boyd in". Fox Sports. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Jane Aubrey (4 March 2009). "NRL looks to bring back the kids in 2009". WWOS. Retrieved 7 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Andrew Webster (5 March 2009). "NRL season launch reaches new heights". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Brett Stewart Talks About Diabetes and His Rising Career
  9. ^ "2007 adidas Active Skincare Sexiest Man in League Winner". Sexiest Man in League. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  10. ^ a b Phil Rothfield (7 March 2009). "Manly stars Brett Stewart and Anthony Watmough in hot water after launch". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 7 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Brad Walter and Ellie Harvey (March 10, 2009). "Girl's father says his criminal past irrelevant". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  12. ^ "Stewart charged with sexual assault". ABC News. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "NRL pulls ad campaign in wake of police probe into Brett Stewart". Fox Sports News (Australia). 7 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Manly accept NRL's decision to suspend Brett Stewart until round five". Fox Sports News (Australia). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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