His brother, Harry, was also a prominent cricket player for Victoria.
Football
Stuckey played as both a wingman and half back during his career in the VFA and VFL and was the first captain of Essendon in the VFL; and, when Essendon won the (inaugural) VFL premiership in 1897, he also 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.
Cricket
A talented sportsman, in addition to his football career, Stuckey also played first class cricket for Victoria.
Athlete
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.
Honours
In 2010 Stuckey was inducted into the Essendon Hall of Fame.[1]
george, stuckey, july, 1871, march, 1932, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, captained, essendon, football, club, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1871, july, 1871place, birthwalhalla, victoriadate, death15, ma. George Stuckey 6 July 1871 15 March 1932 was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League VFL George StuckeyPersonal informationFull nameGeorge StuckeyDate of birth 1871 07 06 6 July 1871Place of birthWalhalla VictoriaDate of death15 March 1932 1932 03 15 aged 60 Place of deathNorth Melbourne VictoriaOriginal team s Essendon VFA Position s Wing half backPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1893 1897Essendon VFA 61 8 1897 1902Essendon71 4 Total132 12 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals 1899 1900Victoria1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1900 Career highlights2 VFA premiership player 1893 1894 2 VFL premiership player 1897 1901Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Football 3 Cricket 4 Athlete 5 Honours 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksFamily EditHis brother Harry was also a prominent cricket player for Victoria Football EditStuckey played as both a wingman and half back during his career in the VFA and VFL and was the first captain of Essendon in the VFL and when Essendon won the inaugural VFL premiership in 1897 he also 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 Cricket EditA talented sportsman in addition to his football career Stuckey also played first class cricket for Victoria Athlete EditIn 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 Honours EditIn 2010 Stuckey was inducted into the Essendon Hall of Fame 1 See also EditList of Victoria first class cricketers The Footballers AlphabetNotes Edit Trailblazer Long wins legend status at Windy Hill SMH 17 March 2010References Edit Follower The Footballers Alphabet The Leader Saturday 23 July 1898 p 17 Maplestone M Flying Higher History of the Essendon Football Club 1872 1996 Essendon Football Club Melbourne 1996 ISBN 0 9591740 2 8External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Stuckey George Stuckey s playing statistics from AFL Tables Profile at Essendonfc com Cricinfo profile This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Stuckey amp oldid 1122682989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
