This! He could be a seriously tricky matchup as the 3rd tall. I don't think he has the strength to compete with a legit KPD as a second tall, but he could seriously cause headaches as the 3rd tall.
I'd say it's his ability to "clunk" a contested mark that is the issue rather than strength. He holds his position well in a wrestle and would be much stronger than Daniher, for example, and probably not that far behind Hooker who is an animal (JS is meant to be a bit of a freak in the gym).
No doubting that his strength is his movement and in that regard he is certainly a third tall at this stage.
There were a few negatives on Sat night which stemmed from a failure to launch at the ball in the air but that's fine. He's played two AFL games since August 2015.
I don't think he quite played as well as has been suggested in the last few pages here but he more than played his role, took his chances and provided a leading/marking target to free up the other key forwards.
As the forward group settles, and the mids start tolook for him, I expect Stewart to find a lot more of the ball and to regularly get high possession counts hitting up at the ball at half forward/centre wing which creates that void for players to work up or back into.
With the right match up he will mall a third tall defender in 50 and I'd have no hesitation isolating him deep forward if the opportunity arises.
His style of play will be important against West Coast who eat long balls into their defensive zone for breakfast.
We have to separate Barass and McGovern who can' run by hitting leading targets. I'd make a point of having shots outside 50 to try to drag their zone up the ground.