Stephen Patterson
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Stephen Patterson 4 January 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | electrical engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mayor of City of Holdfast Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assumed office November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Patterson (born 4 January 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood, Patterson was used mostly as a rover at Collingwood. He also played at half forward or as a wingman on occasions and kicked 25 goals in 1996. Patterson gathered three Brownlow Medal votes from Collingwood's win over North Melbourne in the final home and away match of the 1997 season. The following year, in 'The ANZAC Day clash' against Essendon, Patterson was voted Best on Ground after 24 disposals. His performances in the 1998 season saw him finish the year third in Collingwood's Copeland Trophy voting.
He was the first player to kick a goal against Port Adelaide Power.
Politics
Patterson was elected as the mayor of the City of Holdfast Bay in November 2014.[1] He won preselection in April 2017 as the Liberal candidate for Morphett at the 2018 state election.[2]
References
- ↑ Stokes, John (10 November 2014). "New Holdfast Bay Mayor Stephen Patterson had two reasons to celebrate on Saturday night". Guardian Messenger. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ Washington, David (24 April 2017). "McFetridge dumping: bitter fight leaves party scars". InDaily. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- Stephen Patterson's statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.