Stewart McLatchie
Australian footballer
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| Intro | Australian footballer | ||
| Places | Australia | ||
| was | Athlete Football player Australian-rules footballer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 19 August 1896, Sale, Shire of Wellington, Gippsland, Australia | ||
| Death | 31 January 1968Cheltenham, City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia (aged 71 years) | ||
| Star sign | Leo | ||
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Stewart McLatchie, MM (19 August 1896 – 31 January 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
McLatchie, a farmer from Sale, fought in World War I and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery. He was first rover in the Carlton team that lost the 1921 VFL Grand Final to Richmond, by just four points. A five-time VFL representative, McLatchie went to Fitzroy in 1925 but finished the season at Brunswick. He was a member of Brunswick's 1925 premiership side.