Geelong star's touching call-out after awkward snub

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Geelong prima Tom Stewart is looking for the young miss who presented him with his premiership medal aft Saturday's 81-point expansive last triumph implicit Sydney astatine the MCG.

The four-time All-Australian defender copped fierce disapproval online for his attraction of an Auskicker of the twelvemonth nominee successful the aftermath.

As Stewart made his mode onto the dais during the presentation, the begetter of 2 snubbed the young girl's connection of a handshake earlier accidentally knocking the girl's souvenir headdress disconnected her caput arsenic helium threw his arms up successful celebration.

Speaking connected Nine's Sports Sunday, Stewart enactment a telephone retired to anyone watching who mightiness cognize the individuality of the girl.

"I privation to scope retired to the young miss who gave maine my premiership medal," helium said.

"I got a spot overwhelmed and a spot excited and ended up knocking her chapeau disconnected her head.

"I'd emotion to get successful interaction with her and springiness her a small gift, truthful if anybody knows her and would similar to scope retired to maine connected my socials I'd truly admit it."

Tom Stewart's brutal snub of young fan

Presenter Roz Kelly summed up the misstep perfectly saying: "Obviously the emotion of the infinitesimal got the amended of you and you're not to blame.

"It was an unthinkable moment".

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