Stewart Loewe retires

[fisher_fan]

just heard on SEN Stewart 'buckets' loewe has retired. wish him all the best in the future he was a great player and his shoes are going to be really hard to fill

[saintbrat]

BUT Harves was going to play with him

[duckduckduckgoose]

never heard of him.

[Ralphy]

is he any good?

[Eastern]

So, he's already earnt Sam's scholarship? !!

[tgf]

perhaps he retired so he can take up an assistant coaching role (i can hope)

[bigcarl]

perhaps he retired so he can take up an assistant coaching role (i can hope)

forward coach?

[mightysainters]

Is he any good? Maybe we should pick him up... Stewie Dew worked heard he has a good grab...

[RoseInOz]

I would love to see Buckets as our forward coach.

[casey scorp]

I would love to see Buckets as our forward coach.

Some people have short memories.

Stewie used to be a hopeless shot for goal, until Peter Hudson came to St Kilda FC and taught him to kick! Still, maybe he can pass on Huddo's tips.

[SaintWodonga]

I would love to see Buckets as our forward coach.

Some people have short memories.

Stewie used to be a hopeless shot for goal, until Peter Hudson came to St Kilda FC and taught him to kick! Still, maybe he can pass on Huddo's tips.

Maybe he can teach people how to play CHF, how to mark. Maybe you forgot how good he was at those 2 things?

[casey scorp]

I would love to see Buckets as our forward coach.

Some people have short memories.

Stewie used to be a hopeless shot for goal, until Peter Hudson came to St Kilda FC and taught him to kick! Still, maybe he can pass on Huddo's tips.

Maybe he can teach people how to play CHF, how to mark. Maybe you forgot how good he was at those 2 things?

I remember ok.

I remember one match (I was down at Torquay and listening on the radio, so I only think it was Melbourne) when Stewie was playing at CHF. He roamed across the whole HF line, and every ball the fullback kicked in Stewie marked. He was impossible to get past.

Only problem was every time Stewie kicked it, the fullback got to kick out again.

[RoseInOz]

I am one who can remember why he was called Buckets. Those huge hands were fantastic when he was taking marks.

[sir banger]

good luck buckets

[ctqs]

He's treated a little unfairly re his kicking. He was very ordinary for the first three or four years but Hudson came along in 90 or 91 and set him on the right path. Didn't Loewey kick 90 goals in a season in the mid 90s? He played until the end of 2002, so his kicking was pretty good for most of his career, yet gets lumbered with the "couldn't kick" tag because of his first few years.

[yipper]

He's treated a little unfairly re his kicking. He was very ordinary for the first three or four years but Hudson came along in 90 or 91 and set him on the right path. Didn't Loewey kick 90 goals in a season in the mid 90s? He played until the end of 2002, so his kicking was pretty good for most of his career, yet gets lumbered with the "couldn't kick" tag because of his first few years.

Exactly. Very unfair.

[GrumpyOne]

Didn't kick often enough in the last years of his career.

Used to take these huge pack marks and handpass out to a player who was completely blanketed and turned it over.

Many times the-play-on-at-all-costs practice that came into his game cost us a possibility of a goal.

Still, a great player who gave 110%.

[TriColourDisciple]

Totally agree with you ctqs. Stewie is one of my all time favorite Saints player & every time he is mentioned in conversations with non St.kilda folk they always say "Yeah but, pity he couldn't kick straight" When in fact, after Huddos tuition, you could back him in nearly every time

[FortiusQuoFidelius]

He's treated a little unfairly re his kicking. He was very ordinary for the first three or four years but Hudson came along in 90 or 91 and set him on the right path. Didn't Loewey kick 90 goals in a season in the mid 90s? He played until the end of 2002, so his kicking was pretty good for most of his career, yet gets lumbered with the "couldn't kick" tag because of his first few years.

Stewey kicked 90 goals 58 behinds in 1996 after kicking 76 goals 39 behinds the previous year. Career totals 594 goals 406 behinds for an accuracy of 59.4%

A champion in anyone's books!

[Eastern]

I am one who can remember why he was called Buckets. Those huge hands were fantastic when he was taking marks.

I remember a pic in the paper of him with a heap of eggs in his hand. I can't remember how many. Someone will know !!

[bigcarl]

I am one who can remember why he was called Buckets. Those huge hands were fantastic when he was taking marks.

I remember a pic in the paper of him with a heap of eggs in his hand. I can't remember how many. Someone will know !!

six in each

[evertonfc]

He's treated a little unfairly re his kicking. He was very ordinary for the first three or four years but Hudson came along in 90 or 91 and set him on the right path. Didn't Loewey kick 90 goals in a season in the mid 90s? He played until the end of 2002, so his kicking was pretty good for most of his career, yet gets lumbered with the "couldn't kick" tag because of his first few years.

Stewey kicked 90 goals 58 behinds in 1996 after kicking 76 goals 39 behinds the previous year. Career totals 594 goals 406 behinds for an accuracy of 59.4%

A champion in anyone's books!

He was on world record pace in 1996 - 44 goals after seven rounds.

[n1ck]

Will he still be available for our first pick?