Career
He also had a noted career in the Canberra Australian National Football League, with Ainslie, Eastlake-Manuka and Eastlake. Early career during the war
Stevens, a defender, spent his first two years of senior football with Canberra club Ainslie. From 1942 to 1944, Stevens played for the merged Eastlake-Manuka combination.
The merger ended in 1945 and Stevens played for Eastlake that season.
New captain of Ainslie
Stevens returned to Ainslie in 1946, as club captain. He had a triumphant return, ending the season with a premiership, Mulrooney Medal and another Ainslie best and fairest.
The following year he was given the additional responsibility of being playing coach and steered Ainslie to another premiership. Three seasons with Street Kilda
Stevens played for Street Kilda from 1948 to 1950, during which time he amassed 22 league appearances.
While in Victoria he was a state representative, in 1948.
Final years at Ainslie
Stevens finished his career back at Ainslie, where he was playing coach for two more seasons, after moving back to Canberra late in 1951. He led Ainslie to another premiership in 1952, when they were undefeated all year.
