Bill Sewart
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| Full name | William Isaac Sewart | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Allendale East, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 13 December 1928 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Castlemaine | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 1905, Essendon vs. Geelong, at East Melbourne |
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905–1915 | Essendon | 171 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Isaac "Bill" Sewart (12 November 1881 – 13 December 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a first-class cricketer, representing both Queensland and Victoria.
The son of Myles and Mary Ann Sewart, née Lock, he was born on 12 November 1881 at Allendale East, South Australia, and married Hannah Rosemann (1893–1931) in 1909.
In his youth, he was considered to be one of the best all-round athletes his district had ever produced.
A centre-man, he was recruited by Essendon in 1905 from the Bendigo club Castlemaine.
He played in 161 senior home-and-away games and ten finals matches for Essendon, kicking seven goals. He played in Essendon's 1911 and 1912 premiership teams.
He represented Victoria three times: in an intrastate match against a combined Ballarat District team, at the MCG, on 23 June 1906, and, although not originally selected, in an intrastate match against a combined Ballarat District team, at the MCG, on 8 June 1907, and in an interstate match against South Australia, on 6 July 1912, at the MCG.
He was Essendon's vice-captain in 1914 and 1915.
When he returned to Australia, aged 38, he became coach of Footscray Football Club who were, at that time, still in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Initially playing as captain-coach, he coached Footscray to a premiership win against North Melbourne in the 1919 VFA season.
He played District cricket with the Carlton Cricket Club.
In Sewart's 13 first-class cricket matches he made 435 runs at 20.71. Two of those matches were for Queensland in the 1908/09 summer while the rest were with Victoria. He represented Victoria in the 1909/10 and 1913/14 Sheffield Shield seasons.
Only twice did he pass 50 in a match and both of those innings came against Tasmania at the MCG in January 1913. His scores of 143 and 69 not out was not enough however to prevent a Tasmanian victory. Victoria's team in that match included Patrick "Paddy" Shea, his Essendon teammate, as well as Fitzroy premiership player Chris Kiernan.
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