Stephen Paxman

Australian rules footballer, born 1970

Australian rules footballer

Stephen Paxman

Personal information
Full name|  Stephen Paxman
Date of birth|  (1970-12-04) 4 December 1970 (age 53)
Original team(s)|  East Doncaster[1]
Height|  188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight|  94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1991–1996|  Fitzroy|  102 (18)
1997–2003|  Port Adelaide|  138 (20)
Total|  |  240 (38)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.

Career highlights

* John Cahill Medal: 1999

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stephen Paxman (born 4 December 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[2]

## AFL career

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### Fitzroy career (1991–1996)

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Paxman began his career with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1991, he went on to play 102 games for the club before Fitzroy's AFL operations were taken over by the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions.

### Port Adelaide career (1997–2003)

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Not wanting to join the Brisbane Lions, Paxman ended up being picked up in the 1997 pre-season draft the newly joined team in the AFL, the Port Adelaide Power.

He became quite a solid defender and was always a workhorse who won the 1999 John Cahill Medal. He retired at the end of the 2003 season after playing every game of the season.

Despite being known as a dour defender, Paxman kicked 38 goals during his career which is an unusually high number for a full back. In season 2000, Paxman kicked 6 goals in the last 13 games while mostly playing at full back.

## References

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1. ^ Agius, Matthew (7 December 2012). "Pre-season plunder - 1. Stephen Paxman". portadelaidefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). North Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 569\. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.

## External links

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* Stephen Paxman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Stephen Paxman at AustralianFootball.com

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John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners

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* 1871: Stone
* 1873: Tyzack
* 1875: Ford
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* 1878: Smith
* 1879: Smith
* 1880: Sidoli
* 1881: Sidoli
* 1882: Munro
* 1883: Kirkpatrick
* 1884: Kellett/Cairns
* 1885: Coffee
* 1886: Fry
* 1887: Bushby/Walsh
* 1888: Phillips
* 1889: Hamilton
* 1890: Fry
* 1891: Phillips
* 1892: Phillips
* 1893: Murray/Phillips
* 1894: Miers
* 1895: L'Estage
* 1896: Linklater
* 1897: McKenzie
* 1898: Hosie
* 1899: Malin
* 1900: J. Quinn
* 1901: Strawns
* 1902: Corston
* 1903: Tompkins
* 1904: Corston
* 1905: J. Quinn
* 1906: Strawns
* 1907: Mack
* 1908: Dickson
* 1909: Dickson
* 1910: Hosking
* 1911: Oliver
* 1912: Oliver
* 1913: Eaton
* 1914: Ashley
* 1915: Eaton
* 1919: Ashley
* 1920: Adams
* 1921: Adams
* 1922: C. Dayman
* 1923: L. Dayman
* 1924: L. Dayman
* 1925: Bampton
* 1926: Hodge
* 1927: Keal
* 1928: L. Dayman
* 1929: Mucklow
* 1930: Johnson
* 1931: Allingham
* 1932: Mucklow
* 1933: Dermody
* 1934: Hollingworth
* 1935: Dermody
* 1936: Hollingworth
* 1937: R. Quinn
* 1938: R. Quinn
* 1939: Reval
* 1940: Schumann
* 1941: Skelley
* 1945: R. Quinn
* 1946: Roberts
* 1947: R. Quinn
* 1948: Russell
* 1949: Russell
* 1950: Williams
* 1951: Russell
* 1952: Whitaker
* 1953: McDonald
* 1954: Clift
* 1955: Williams
* 1956: Whelan
* 1957: Hayes
* 1958: Motley
* 1959: Motley
* 1960: Hayes
* 1961: Potter
* 1962: Obst
* 1963: Motley
* 1964: Potter
* 1965: Motley
* 1966: Cahill
* 1967: Potter
* 1968: Cahill
* 1969: Potter
* 1970: Cahill
* 1971: Ebert
* 1972: Ebert
* 1973: Cahill
* 1974: Ebert
* 1975: Woite
* 1976: Ebert
* 1977: Ebert
* 1978: Clifford
* 1979: Faletic
* 1980: Clifford
* 1981: Ebert
* 1982: Bradley
* 1983: Clifford
* 1984: Bradley
* 1985: Bradley
* 1986: Leslie
* 1987: Abernethy
* 1988: Phillips
* 1989: Johnston
* 1990: Hodges
* 1991: Northeast
* 1992: Buckley
* 1993: Bond
* 1994: Ginever
* 1995: West
* 1996: Hodges
* 1997: Mead
* 1998: Kingsley
* 1999: Paxman
* 2000: Montgomery
* 2001: Tredrea
* 2002: Primus
* 2003: Wanganeen
* 2004: Tredrea
* 2005: Tredrea
* 2006: Lade
* 2007: Cornes
* 2008: Cornes
* 2009: Tredrea
* 2010: Cornes
* 2011: Boak/Trengove
* 2012: Cornes
* 2013: Wingard
* 2014: Gray
* 2015: Gray
* 2016: Gray
* 2017: Ryder
* 2018: Westhoff
* 2019: Boak
* 2020: Byrne-Jones
* 2021: Wines
* 2022: Rozee
* 2023: Butters
* 2024: Butters

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1997 AFL pre-season draft

* 1\. Stephen Paxman
* 2\. Paul Hudson
* 3\. Leigh Newton
* 4\. Jason Taylor
* 5\. Brett Cook
* 6\. Brett Evans
* 7\. Jon Hassall
* 8\. Darren Hulme
* 9\. Matthew Banks
* 10\. John Stevens
* 11\. Brett Chandler
* 12\. Steven Pitt
* 13\. Robert Pyman
* 14\. Robert Schaefer
* 15\. Brad Campbell
* 16\. Todd Ridley
* 17\. Anthony Mellington
* 18\. Shane Woewodin
* 19\. Michael Gardiner
* 20\. Nigel Credin

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