George Stuckey

George Stuckey
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Personal information
Full name	George Stuckey
Date of birth	(1871-07-06)6 July 1871
Place of birth	Walhalla, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death	North Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Essendon Association (VFA)
Position(s)	Wing, half back
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1902	Essendon	71 (4)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1899–1900	Victoria	? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1900.
Career highlights
Essendon premiership captain 1897 Essendon premiership player 1901

George Stuckey (6 July 1871 – 15 March 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stuckey played as both a wingman and half back during his career and was the first captain of the VFL team Essendon. By leading his side to the premiership in 1897, the inaugural VFL season, he thus became the first VFL premiership captain. He remained captain until the end of the 1900 season and was a premiership player again in 1901. During his career he represented Victoria at interstate football.

A talented sportsman, in addition to his football career, Stuckey also played first class cricket for Victoria and, in 1897 (the year he captained Essendon to its first VFL premiership) he won the 130-yard Stawell Gift, in 12.2 seconds, off a handicap of 12 yards.

In 2010 Stuckey was inducted into the Essendon Hall of Fame.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

External links

• George Stuckey's statistics from AFL Tables
• Profile at Essendonfc.com
• Cricinfo profile
• Trailblazer Long wins legend status at Windy Hill, SMH, 17 March 2010