Stan Rule

Stan Rule (17 January 1924 – 12 August 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stan Rule
Personal information
Full name Stan Rule
Date of birth 17 January 1924
Date of death 12 August 2007(2007-08-12) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Brighton Tech
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Follower, defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–1950 Melbourne 74 (13)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1949 Victoria
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rule, a Victorian interstate representative in 1949, was used as both a follower and defender at Melbourne.[2] In their 1948 premiership team he was the former, while in 1946 he played from the back pocket in a losing Grand Final. He went to Wodonga in 1951, as captain-coach.[3]

References
  1. "AFL Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Melbourne clear Stan Rule". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 January 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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