Stephen Pirrie

Stephen Pirrie
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Pirrie
Date of birth	(1961-03-23) 23 March 1961 (age 63)
Original team(s)	Old Xaverians (VAFA)
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982, 1984	Richmond	11 (0)
1984	St Kilda	07 (0)
1985	Essendon	01 (0)
Total		19 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stephen Pirrie (born 23 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Pirrie, an Old Xaverian, started his career in the Hawthorn reserves. Both his father, Kevin, as well as his uncle, Richard, had played league football for Hawthorn. His grandfather, Richard Pirrie, had not only played VFL football with Melbourne,^[1] but also had played VFA football with Richmond.^[2] Unlike his father, Pirrie never broke into the Hawthorn seniors and instead made his VFL debut with Richmond.

A defender, he appeared in the final ten games of the 1982 home and away season for Richmond, but wasn't selected for the finals.^[3]

Having not played a single VFL game in 1983 and after playing the opening round of the 1984 season for Richmond, Pirrie was traded to St Kilda, in return for Jeff Dunne.^[4] He was reported for misconduct during his final game for Richmond, in that he threw his mouthguard to hinder Footscray's full forward Simon Beasley, who kicked 11 goals.^[5] He was later found not guilty of the charge.^[6] He was only able to make seven appearances at his new club and in 1985 made his way to reigning premiers Essendon, where he played just once.

He had a brief stint with Port Melbourne in 1987, playing 2 games and scoring 8 goals.^[7]

See also

• List of Australian rules football families

Footnotes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
2. R. "Dick" Pirie, The VFA Project.
3. "AFL Tables: Stephen Pirrie". afltables.com.
4. The Age,"Magpies name Andrews", 13 April 1984, p. 29
5. Conn, Malcolm (2 April 1984). "Simon Beasley show stops Tigers". The Age. p. 26.
6. "Jacko, Picken in the clear". The Age. 3 April 1984. p. 1.
7. "Pirrie, Stephen". Essendon Football Club.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8

External links

• Stephen Pirrie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Stephen Pirrie, australianfootball.com.
• Steve Pirrie, The VFA project.