Stephen Wallis

Who is Stephen Wallis?

Stephen "Wally" Wallis is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Originally from Leongatha, Victoria, Wallis arrived at the Footscray Football Club in 1982 and suffered an injury in a reserves game which kept him out for the rest of the season. He made his senior VFL debut in 1983 and became a solid defender and occasional midfielder.

In 1989, Wallis was appointed captain of the Bulldogs, and became a representative of Victoria in State of Origin. Midway through 1991 he suffered a broken wrist, forcing him to miss the rest of the season, but returned in 1992 to help the Bulldogs to the finals. However, injury struck again early in the following year when he badly injured his knee.

In 1996, Wallis announced his retirement and played his last game with in a three-point loss to Essendon.

He holds the record for Footscray's most consecutive games from debut.

He has a son Mitchell Wallis who played for the Calder Cannons in 2009 and 2010 and was best on ground in the TAC Cup Grand Final. Mitchell was drafted under the Father son rule in the 2010 AFL Draft.