Stewart McLatchie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Stewart McLatchie | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 January 1968 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Cheltenham, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Sale | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1919–1924 | Carlton | 72 (103) | |
1925 | Fitzroy | 4 (4) | |
Total | 76 (107) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Stewart McLatchie, MM (19 August 1896 – 31 January 1968) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
McLatchie, a farmer from Sale, fought in World War I and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery. [3]
He was first rover in the Carlton team that lost the 1921 VFL Grand Final to Richmond, by just four points. [4]
A five-time VFL representative, McLatchie went to Fitzroy in 1925 but finished the season at Brunswick. [5]
He was a member of Brunswick's 1925 premiership side. [6]