Brett Stephens

Brett Stephens
Personal information
Full name	Brett Alexander Stephens[1]
Date of birth	20 February 1961
Original team(s)	Croydon / East Perth
Height/Weight	190 cm / 90 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987-1993	Fitzroy	133 (52)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993 season.

Brett Alexander "Moose" Stephens (born 20 February 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and currently a fitness trainer.

Football career

Stephens was a key position player originally from Croydon, and had stints at places including Essendon and North Hobart and Sydney, before recruited from East Perth Football Club to the VFL's Fitzroy Football Club.^[2]

Coach David Parkin gave the mature-age recruit Stephens his debut in 1987 at the age of 26, and he rewarded him with consistent performances. In Fitzroy's best and fairest, he finished 2nd on two occasions. He retired in 1993 with 133 games and 54 goals in a solid career.^[2]

Post-football career

After his retirement, Stephens became a sports coach in both the mental and physical training sectors, fitness coaching Pete Sampras, Mark Philippoussis and his eventual wife, Zimbabwean tennis player Cara Black.^[3][4]

References

1. "Radcliffe - Younger - East Perth FC". East Perth Football Club. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 618. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
3. Black leads family tally after doubles title win
4. Clarey, Christopher (25 October 2009)African Pair Reigns as Doubles Queens New York Times

External links

• Brett Stephens's statistics from AFL Tables