Stephen Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and for the Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL.

He also played 16 State of Origin games for South Australia and gained selection as an All-Australian five times (1983, 1986, 1988, 1992 and 1994). He later served for six years as President of the Carlton Football Club.

Affectionately known as ‘Sticks’, Stephen was the captain of Carlton's Team of the Century and holds the club goalkicking record of 738 and, until eclipsed by Joel Selwood in 2022, held the AFL record for the most games as a club Captain.

There isn’t much Sticks hasn’t achieved in the game and he is a wonderful after-dinner speaker, very entertaining and always a crowd pleaser.

AT A GLANCE….

 VFL/AFL

• 2 × VFL/AFL Premiership: 1987, 1995
• 2 × All-Australian team: 1992, 1994
• 3 × Carlton Best & Fairest: 1987, 1989, 1992
• 11× Carlton Leading Goalkicker
• Carlton Captain: 1987-1997
• Carlton Team of the Century – Centre Half Forward, (Captain)
• Carlton Hall of Fame: Legend Status

SANFL

• SANFL Premiership: 1985
• 3 × Glenelg Best & Fairest: 1983-1985
• 2 × Glenelg Leading Goalkicker: 1983-1984
• Jack Oatey Medal: 1985
• South Australian Football Hall of Fame (Inaugural Inductee)
• Glenelg Hall of Fame

Representative

• 2 × National Football Carnival Championship: 1988, 1993
• 3 × All-Australian team: 1985-1986, 1988
• 2 × Fos Williams Medal: 1984, 1988
• Australian Football Hall of Fame