Neville Stibbard (footballer, born 1952)

Neville Stibbard (born 9 February 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Neville Stibbard
Personal information
Full name Neville G. Stibbard
Date of birth (1952-02-09) 9 February 1952
Original team(s) Ivanhoe Amateurs
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973–1975 South Melbourne 23 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stibbard's father, also named Neville, played for South Melbourne and North Melbourne during the 1940s.

Playing career

Recruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs, Stibbard joined his twin brother Robert at South Melbourne in the 1973 VFL season and made 10 appearances in his first year.[1][2] In 1974 he played 11 games for South Melbourne.[2] He was one of his side's best in their round seven win over Melbourne at Lake Oval, with four goals and 20 disposals.[3]

Cleared to Port Melbourne in 1975, Stibbard was a back pocket in the club's 1977 premiership team.[4][5]

Recruiting

Stibbard was head of recruiting at North Melbourne for many years, including the successful era in the 1990s under Denis Pagan.[6][7] In the 1996 National Draft, he secured Byron Pickett at pick 67, who went on to win the Rising Star award in 1998.[8] Before he came to North Melbourne, at the end of the 1993 AFL season, Stibbard was a recruiting manager for Fitzroy.[9] He remained with North Melbourne until 2008.[10]

More recently he was recruiting manager at the AFL's newest club Greater Western Sydney and in 2014 joined the Western Bulldogs in a part-time capacity.[7]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "AFL Tables - Neville Stibbard - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. Davis, Michael (20 May 1974). "Skilton touch in wrong team". The Age. p. 26. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. Piesse, Ken (13 June 1975). "Northcote still holding Gellie". The Age. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. Fiddian, Marc (26 September 1977). "Port's cup full". The Age. p. 31. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  6. Quayle, Emma (5 October 2003). "Recruiters who carry the can for those who can't". The Age. realfooty.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  7. Twomey, Callum (12 March 2014). "Stibbard joins Bulldogs". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. "Pickett perfect choice as 1998 Rising Star". The Age. 9 September 1998. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. Denham, Linnell, Greg, Stephen (17 November 1993). "Brereton off to Sydney in January". The Age. p. 32. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. Gleeson, Michael (10 April 2008). "North sacks recruiter". The Age. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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