The youngest of the seven children of William Geddes (1827–1886),[2] and Catherine Stewart Geddes (1833–1906), née Lilburn,[3] Stewart Drummond Geddes was born in Richmond, Victoria on 6 March 1879. He died at Trafalgar, Victoria on 6 May 1952.[4]
Football
"'Nip' Geddes, a follower, ranks with the best the State has produced. He was a brilliant high mark and a fine drop-kick."[5]
"Possibly the finest exponent of [the stab kick] we have ever seen … Nip's reputation was that he could, running at his top, stab a bail on to a threepenny piece thirty yards away."[6]
Melbourne (VFL)
Geddes arrived from Richmond Juniors as a defender but was used mostly on the ball by Melbourne. He took part in the historic 1897 VFL finals series and played in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, where he kicked one of Melbourne's four goals to help them claim their maiden premiership. While awaiting to be granted clearance to St Kilda, Geddes missed the 1903 and 1904 season.[7]
Richmond (VFA)
He joined the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in the mid-season of 1904, and played eleven games for them that year.[8][9]
St Kilda (VFL)
Finally granted a clearance from Melbourne,[10] he arrived at St Kilda in 1905 but only played for one year.
He later played with West Torrens, captaining the South Australian Football League club in 1908 and 1909.[12][13]
Appointed coach in 1914,[14] the team came fourth in 1914, and fifth in 1915 (due to the First World War, the SAFL competition was suspended in 1916, 1917, and 1918).
"Torrens players wore black armbands during the Alberton game as a mark of respect to Nip Geddes, old-time Torrens ruck star, who died this week in Melbourne. Geddes was a stalwart in the days when Torrens played on Hindmarsh Oval."[15]
Western Australia 8.11 (59) defeated South Australia 8.5 (53), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 22 August 1908 Victoria 10.15 (75) defeated South Australia 2.14 (26), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26 August 1908 South Australia 16.20 (116) defeated Tasmania 7.7 (49), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 29 August 1908
South Australia 13.18 (96) def. Western Australia 3.5 (23), at Adelaide Oval, 5 August 1911 South Australia 13.13 (91) def. Tasmania 3.6 (24), at Adelaide Oval, 7 August 1911 South Australia 12.20 (92) def. New South Wales 2.9 (21), at Adelaide Oval, 9 August 1911 South Australia 11.11 (77) def. Victoria 5.4 (34), at Adelaide Oval, 12 August 1911
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