Vale Ross 'Rocco' Stewart
Andrew Thomson
Vale – Ross ‘Rocco’ Stewart
The Sherwood Football club sadly acknowledge the recent passing of Life Member - Ross ‘Rocco’ Stewart. Rocco began playing at the Magpies as a 7 year old and progressed through the ranks to be a 6 time senior premiership player through over 100 senior games.
Ross represented QLD at both u15 and u17 level and was also an All-Australian in the u17s. We won the Best & Fairest in the 1977 Premiership side under legendary coach Les Foote and was Runner up in 1976. He was also invited to Richmond for pre-season at the tender age of 17.
Playing through the midfield, wing and half forward, he was highly skilled, hard at the footy and was one of the best kicks on either foot to have played at the club. His playing career was then sadly cut short by chronic ankle injuries and he quickly turned his attention to the next generation of talent at the Magpies, coaching junior football at the Magpies for many years, before also moving to the Calamvale Leopards with good friend Chris Arnold where he continued to coach for many years.
Rocco was joined by two brothers in Greg & Leroy who also played junior and senior football at the Magpies and his parents Glynn & Maureen Stewart were giants of the football club and both Life Members. Sister Michele also spent many years at the club helping the Stewarts and managing junior teams.Daughters Kate & Jessica also produced wonderful grandchildren that Rocco doted on in his later years with great pride.
After fighting bravely and valiantly for the better part of the last decade against multiple types of cancer, lung removal and brain tumours, he now came to a well earnt rest and will be sadly missed by all that knew him.
Please join his family to celebrate the life of this wonderful man on Friday April 28th, 9am at Centenary Memorial Gardens.
The wake will be held at Sherwood Football Club following the funeral.
One of the highlights of Rocco’s life was his trip to Hawaii, and it’s his request that attendees dress in Hawaiian clothing. The brighter the better.
Vale - Rocco