| Steele Sidebottom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sidebottom playing for Collingwood in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Steele Sidebottom | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rusty,[1] Bluescope[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2008 National Draft, Collingwood | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009– | Collingwood | 331 (194) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Steele Sidebottom (born 2 January 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Sidebottom was selected by Collingwood with selection 11 in the 2008 AFL Draft. Sidebottom had a 10-goal best-on-ground performance in the 2008 TAC Cup Grand Final.[3] He is strong overhead and in one-on-one contests. An AIS/AFL Academy graduate and Vic Country representative in 2008, Sidebottom also was selected in the All-Australian team following the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.[4]
A midfielder, Sidebottom became a star player for Collingwood. He has won the Copeland Trophy twice as the club's best and fairest (2017, 2018) and also played in premierships in 2010 and 2023. Sidebottom has been named in the All-Australian team in 2018 on a wing in addition to finishing second in the 2018 Brownlow Medal. He has been the co-vice captain of Collingwood since the 2015 season to 2022.
- ^ McFarlane, Glenn (9 July 2011). "Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom reveals why he loves to return to his band of brothers". Herald Sun.
- ^ Timms, Daryl; de Kretser, Chris (13 May 2010). "Beg, borrow or Steele". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Edmund, Sam (2 October 2008) Steele Sidebottom dominates under-18 final; Herald Sun
- ^ Sheehan, Kevin (19 July 2008) Shifter's wrap: Under-18 All-Australian team