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Stewart Lord (9 April 1940 - 4 March 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1960s. He was the twin brother of Brownlow Medal winning teammate Alistair Lord.

Stewart Lord
Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-04-09)9 April 1940
Date of death	4 March 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 81)[1]
Original team(s)	Cobden
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1960–1964	Geelong	74 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lord usually played at halfback although he played his first season in the forward line when he kicked all of his 13 career goals.

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match. A member of Geelong's 1963 premiership team, Lord retired at the end of 1964, aged 24, to become a coach.

He captain-coached Camperdown,[2] and was non playing coach of Geelong West.[3][4]

His identical twin brother, Alistair Lord, won the Brownlow Medal in 1962.[5]

See also

• 1963 Miracle Match

References

External links

• Stewart Lord's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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