| Stephen Allender | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stephen James Allender | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team | St Lukes / Lalor / Port Melbourne | ||
| Height/Weight | 194 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981–83 1984 Total – |
South Melbourne/Sydney Hawthorn |
28 (28) 2 (1) 30 (29) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1984 season .
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Stephen James Allender (born 24 July 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
Allender was recruited to the VFL on the back of his strong performance for Port Melbourne in 1980, where he won the J. J. Liston Trophy and played in a premiership team. A ruckman or key forward, Allender spent a season at South Melbourne before making the move with the club to Sydney. He joined Hawthorn in 1984 but couldn't establish a place in their strong side, suffering a fractured vertabrae. He finished his career back at Port Melbourne.