Stewie Dew

[sjt]

"Hawthorn premiership player STUART DEW has announced he will
retire at the end of the AFL season.
The 29-year-old utility has played 208 games, 180 of those with
Port Adelaide, including the Power's 2004 flag.
He spent the 2007 season out of football before the Hawks'
surprise decision to recruit him for 2008 paid off with his
starring role in last year's grand final win."

Hopefully he may come back next year, to join Chris and James for a year as was his original intention in 2008.

[Big Phil]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/82470/default.aspx

All over for Dew: veteran Hawk calls it quits



DUAL premiership player Stuart Dew has announced his retirement.

He will retire at season’s end.

After making his debut with Port Adelaide in 1997, Dew played 180 games with the Power before initially retiring at the end of the 2006 season.

After a one-year absence from the game he was controversially drafted to Hawthorn in the 2007 NAB AFL Draft.

The 29-year-old played 15 games in his comeback year in 2008 and 11 games this season, including his 200th game in round five.

Dew was a key part of Hawthorn’s 2008 flag after also tasting premiership success with Port Adelaide in 2004, and he was the only member of the Hawks' premiership side to have previously tasted success.

The contentious draft pick was justified for the instrumental role he played in the Hawks grand final win.

He proved to be the game turner in the third quarter – beating three opponents to get a handball off to Mark Williams for a goal before kicking two majors of his own in a five-minute burst.

[chrissymac7]

It's a good story....

Well done again.. Would be sensational to see him play another year with the dogs!!!!!!

[Wedgie]

Well done Stewey!
One of those blokes that most love and like Crawf last year most were happy to see win the GF (excetp for us Cats fans of course).

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Hawks' Dew announces retirement
Hawthorn's 2008 AFL premiership hero and former Port Adelaide star Stuart Dew has announced his retirement for the second time.

The dual premiership-winning utility will retire at the end of the season.

Dew, 29, has notched up 265 goals and 208 games in his 12 year career, which began at Port Adelaide in 1997.

He played in Port's inaugural premiership side in 2004.

Dew retired at the end of the 2006 season, but a change of heart at the end of 2007 saw him drafted to the brown and gold.

He was pivotal in last year's Grand Final, kicking two goals in the third quarter and setting up another, as the Hawks went on to upset the Cats.

Dew has managed 11 games this year, but has not played since Round 12.

[MatteeG]

The gamble paid off- cheers Dewy!

[UK Fan]

Now come back and play with the dogs in 2010

[Big Phil]

Now come back and play with the dogs in 2010

According to this article from the Messenger online, it doesn't seem likely UK Fan, unfortunately...


http://leader-messenger.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/dogs-talk-with-dew/

Dogs talk with Dew


Stuart Dew celebrates during Hawthorn's AFL
Grand Final win last year. Picture: Michael Dodge.


CENTRAL District has spoken to dual AFL premiership hero Stuart Dew about his plans for next season.

While no formal offer was made, Bulldogs chief executive Kris Grant spoke with Dew over the phone yesterday.

Dew, a former Central District premiership player now with Hawthorn in the AFL, this week announced that 2009 would be his last as a player.

But he expressed a strong desire to take up a coaching or development role next year.

``(I’m) looking to stay involved in any way possible,’’ Dew said at his press conference on Tuesday.

``Now it’s looking at where can I get involved?

``I think I’ve got a lot to offer with the journey and my experience ...a lot of finals football and being involved with a club from the start at Port Adelaide then coming in on the back of everyone’s hard work here (Hawthorn) and helping with the finishing touches.

``It would be silly not to pass that on.’’

Dew, who played in Central District’s inaugural SANFL premiership in 2000 before AFL flags with Port Adelaide (2004) and the Hawks (2008) said he’d ``love to get involved’’ in coaching.

``Whether that’s development or an assistant coach, I think I’m a fairly positive person and that’s one of the skills involved but there’s a learning process and I’m really looking forward to that.’’

After speaking with Dew on Thursday, Grant said he thought the left-footer would still be involved at AFL level next year.

``He’s got a partner in Sydney and that may have a bearing on what happens,’’ Grant said.

``I’m sure he’d like to get involved at the next level ...and I get the feeling that if he’s going to be involved in footy that’s where it would be (AFL).’’

Dew was expected to return to Elizabeth Oval as a player in 2008 before he was famously selected by Hawthorn in the national draft.

Grant said Dew remained ``good mates’’ with current Bulldogs stars Chris and James Gowans and he expected to see him in Adelaide for their finals campaign - if Hawthorn’s season ended prematurely.