| Alan Stoneham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1955-08-20)20 August 1955 (age 69) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sunshine (VFA) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1972 | Sunshine | 9 (18) | |
| 1972–1979 | Footscray | 128 (42) | |
| 1980–1983 | Essendon | 72 (20) | |
| Total | 209 (80) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alan Stoneham (born 20 August 1955) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played forFootscray andEssendon in theVictorian Football League.
Raised in the famous footballing suburb of Braybrook, Stoneham played junior football forSunshine in theVictorian Football Association (VFA) before his recruitment by Footscray at 16 in1972."[1] Cited as a prodigy, great things were expected of Stoneham and he was rewarded with Footscary legendTed Whitten's number three guernsey.
Playing as a versatile centreman or occasionally up forward, Stoneham was a highly talented player yet his career never seemed to match the expectations Footscray recruiters and supporters had of him. During the mid 1970s Footscray made the finals only twice yet failed to win on either occasion, and the club endured numerous departures of highly talented players in this period.
In1980 Stoneham transferred to Essendon, securing a solid spot as a defender under coachesBarry Davis andKevin Sheedy. During the1983 VFL season, he was involved in a controversial incident againstHawthorn with Hawthorn starRobert DiPierdomenico where Stoneham was concussed after the half timesiren, and assisted from the field with a black eye. He ended his career later that year, captaining a victorious Essendon reserves side to a premiership.
Stoneham played 128 games with Footscray and a further 78 with Essendon, for a total of 200 senior games, kicking 62 goals.
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