Stan Rule
Australian rules footballer and coach
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Stanley William Rule (17 January 1924 – 12 August 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brighton, Victoria
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stanley William Rule | ||
| Born |
17 January 1924 Brighton, Victoria | ||
| Died | 12 August 2007 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team | Brighton Tech | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Positions | Follower, defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1950 | Melbourne | 74 (13) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1949 | Victoria | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Rule enlisted in the Australian Army as soon as he turned eighteen and served until May 1946.[2] He served overseas in both New Guinea and New Britain during his war years.[3]
Rule, a Victorian interstate representative in 1949, was used as both a follower and defender at Melbourne.[4] 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.[5] Rule then coached Holbrook Football Club in the Albury & District Football League from 1954 to 1955, leading them to a famous 1955 premiership win.[6]
