Such individual accolades don't seem to stoke the fire inside Stewart however. There is no tomorrow for us," Stewart said. He had front position but a bad bounce wrong-footed him and Martin shot off with the ball as Stewart lost his balance. You must log in or register to reply here. But he was doing a carpentry apprenticeship and living on what he calls "a chippy's diet", which also included the standard half a dozen post-match pots and a good laugh. "That hurt a lot, that final," Stewart said. There was talk the Swans were keen on him...might have taken him at 48,,, i like it, ian was the first thing that came to my mind, didn't think of the professor/picard. Recruited From: South Barwon 2016 Interchange Club: South Barwon Profile: One of the GFL’s best key defenders, Tom Stewart joins the VFL Cats after great success with South Barwon. How likely was it for another club to pick him up? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Tom Stewart was playing under Cats champion Matt Scarlett at South Barwon before he got a sniff. Since that moment Stewart has been relentlessly lauded for his performance, starting with his second, third and fourth efforts down the same wing a week later against the Sydney Swans, a passage of play that moved Cats' supporters to stand and applaud as one. Hope he continues his quick rise now he is a full time footy player. "As much as my family and my fiancee, my friends are as big a part of who I am today. From there, in some ways, it became easier to live the lifestyle required although he says his friends, family and fiancee, Emma Richards, made the transition as easy as possible when he put his mind to becoming as good a footballer as possible. A premiership player with South Barwon in 2012 and 2013, Stewart worked closely with Matthew Scarlett in … To view current job vaccincies with G-Force and to get involved like Tom now, click HERE- https://www.gforce.org.au/current-vacancies, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Tuesday Night Ocean Grove Fixture/Results. Geelong defender Tom Stewart did not sleep much after last year's qualifying final loss to Richmond. "In my first final last year Dusty gave me a bath on the wing," Stewart told Fairfax Media. To his surprise, the club invited him to play with them on weekends, so he did, making the four-hour trip on public transport after school to stay with dad, play footy on Saturday and go home Sunday. They were a really good support service and were great to everyone, not just me. It was an indication his mindset heading into the finals is about the collective and team success. 190cm medium defender from our vfl side, formerly of South Barwon and coached by Matty Scarlett there, we know who he is. I was doing carpentry, and I did it for about 3 ½ years until I got signed off early when I got drafted to the Cats. A good pick up and 40 and good intent for the VFL boys to see, 2 years in a row, that VLF listed players can get to the AFL list with us. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 2 x AFLW premiers! Goals(South Barwon) Bayden Maxwell 5 Mark Hoare 2, Brad Howling, Daniel Phillips, Keith Wrzuszczak, Cody Diana. Can see a reliable defender type. I suppose looking back at the lifestyle, and now looking at the position I am in today I do feel really lucky. Great yarn on our own Tom Stewart today in the Geelong Advertiser and some reflections on our last senior flag in 2013