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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Steven Icke
| image = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|3|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Noble Park Football Club|Noble Park]]<ref>[http://football-juniors.clubnoble.com.au/history.html Noble Park Football Club Juniors]</ref> ([[Federal Football League|FFL]])
| height = 184 cm
| weight = 92 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 1987
| years1 = 1975–1981
| club1 = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| games_goals1 = 120 (33)
| years2 = 1982–1987
| club2 = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| games_goals2 = {{0}}78 (17)
| games_goalstotal = 198 (50)
| careerhighlights = *[[AFL Grand Final|VFL premiership player]]: [[1977 VFL Grand Final|1977]]
*[[Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal]]: 1982
}}

'''Steven Icke''' {{IPAc-en|ɪ|k}} (born 7 March 1956) is a former [[Australian rules]] footballer who played for [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] and [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).

Originally from [[Federal Football League]] club [[Noble Park Football Club|Noble Park]], Icke was a versatile player, usually seen at half forward or half back. He was a premiership player with North Melbourne in 1977 and at the end of the 1981 season moved to the Melbourne Demons. In his debut season he won the [[Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal]] for Melbourne's best and fairest player. His career was shortened after snapping his Achilles tendon on an exposed sprinkler box at [[VFL Park]] in 1983, followed by a knee reconstruction three years later.<ref name="Piesse">{{cite book|last1=Piesse|first1=Ken|title=The Complete Guide to Australian Football|date=1993|publisher=Pan MacMillan Australia Pty Limited|location=Melbourne|isbn=0330357123|pages=155}}</ref>

Icke served as the General Manager of Football Operations at the [[Carlton Football Club]] between March 2007 and September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Icke joins Carlton|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=39119|publisher=Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club|accessdate=26 January 2011|date=13 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/football-manager-steven-icke-manager-departs-blues/story-e6frf9jf-1226151261507|first=Mike|last=Sheahan|title=Football manager Steven Icke manager ''(sic)'' departs Blues|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|date=29 Sep 2011|accessdate=4 Oct 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun}}</ref> He was then replaced by [[Andrew McKay (Australian footballer)|Andrew McKay]] in the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mckay-returns-to-carlton-20111020-1m936.html|title=McKay returns to Carlton|date=20 October 2011|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>

==Playing statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stephen_Icke.html Stephen Icke's Player Profile at AFL Tables]</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1975 VFL season|1975]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 8 || 6 || 12 || 49 || 19 || 68 || 15 || {{n/a}} || 0.8 || 1.5 || 6.1 || 2.4 || 8.5 || 1.9 || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1976 VFL season|1976]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 20 || 6 || 5 || 212 || 60 || 272 || 71 || {{n/a}} || 0.3 || 0.3 || 10.6 || 3.0 || 13.6 || 3.6 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1977 VFL season|1977]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 26 || 9 || 13 || 356 || 89 || 445 || 97 || {{n/a}} || 0.3 || 0.5 || 13.7 || 3.4 || 17.1 || 3.7 || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1978 VFL season|1978]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 16 || 4 || 3 || 198 || 101 || 299 || 64 || {{n/a}} || 0.3 || 0.2 || 12.4 || 6.3 || 18.7 || 4.0 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1979 VFL season|1979]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 20 || 4 || 3 || 208 || 128 || 336 || 68 || {{n/a}} || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.4 || 6.4 || 16.8 || 3.4 || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1980 VFL season|1980]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 22 || 3 || 5 || 231 || 168 || 399 || 76 || {{n/a}} || 0.1 || 0.2 || 10.5 || 7.6 || 18.1 || 3.5 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1981 VFL season|1981]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 36 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 58 || 49 || 107 || 20 || {{n/a}} || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.3 || 6.1 || 13.4 || 2.5 || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1982 VFL season|1982]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
| 11 || 21 || 2 || 4 || 173 || 263 || 436 || 73 || {{n/a}} || 0.1 || 0.2 || 8.2 || 12.5 || 20.8 || 3.5 || {{n/a}}
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1983 VFL season|1983]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
| 11 || 21 || 12 || 7 || 213 || 189 || 402 || 102 || {{n/a}} || 0.6 || 0.3 || 10.1 || 9.0 || 19.1 || 4.9 || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1984 VFL season|1984]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
| 11 || 19 || 1 || 3 || 155 || 158 || 313 || 76 || {{n/a}} || 0.1 || 0.2 || 8.2 || 8.3 || 16.5 || 4.0 || {{n/a}}
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1985 VFL season|1985]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
| 11 || 15 || 0 || 3 || 115 || 108 || 223 || 46 || {{n/a}} || 0.0 || 0.2 || 7.7 || 7.2 || 14.9 || 3.1 || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1986 VFL season|1986]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
| 11 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 4 || 1 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 3.5 || 7.5 || 2.0 || 0.5
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 198
! 50
! 59
! 1976
! 1339
! 3315
! 712
! 1
! 0.2
! 0.3
! 10.0
! 6.8
! 16.7
! 3.6
! {{n/a}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=S/Stephen_Icke.html}}
*[http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Stephen+Icke Demon Wiki profile]

{{1977 North Melbourne premiership players}}
{{Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy winners}}
{{1982 VFL Team of the Year}}
{{1983 Victoria State of Origin players}}
{{1984 Victoria State of Origin players}}

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