years clubs article_title debutstadium statsend name debutdate birth_date originalteam debutopponent debutteam heightweight
1990 - '' ' -- 1995 1996 -- 2005 '' ` total richmond sydney swans stuart maxfield
 kardinia park 2005 stuart maxfield 13 may 1990 round 7 9 april 1972 caulfield grammar school geelong richmond 178cm / 82kg
stuart maxfield

stuart maxfield -lrb- born 9 april 1972 -rrb- is a retired australian rules footballer who played for richmond and the sydney swans in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
he was the swans ' captain until 5 may 2005 , when he stood down from the position .
maxfield was recruited in 1990 from caulfield grammar school by richmond , and debuted that year .
he played six seasons at richmond , making 89 senior appearances .
in the 1996 pre-season afl draft , richmond released maxfield from his contract and he was drafted by sydney , arriving at the club in the same year as tony lockett .
maxfield was a solid midfield contributor alongside paul kelly , and in 2003 was rewarded by being appointed captain after kelly retired from the afl .
in 2005 , stuart maxfield and his wife separated , and he decided to resign from the sydney captaincy to spend time with his children in melbourne on weekdays .
he remained at the swans , but missed much of the 2005 afl season after resigning from the swans captaincy , and as a result missed an opportunity to play in the 2005 afl grand final in which sydney defeated the west coast eagles by four points .
shortly after the game , at the club 's 2005 best and fairest awards night , he announced his retirement from the afl .
