Blaine Stanley Explained

Blaine Stanley
Birth Date:28 September 1978
Birth Place:Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Retired:yes
Club1:Cronulla Sharks
Year1start:1998
Year1end:00
Appearances1:28
Tries1:7
Goals1:26
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:80
Club2:South Sydney
Year2start:2002
Appearances2:7
Tries2:1
Goals2:3
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:10
Source:[1]

Blaine Stanley (born 28 September 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla and South Sydney in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Biography

Stanley, an Indigenous Australian from Wellington, New South Wales, played as a halfback and occasionally at five-eighth.

From 1998 to 2000 he made 28 first-grade appearances for Cronulla in the NRL. In a game against North Queensland in 2000 he scored a career high 22 points, with two tries and seven goals.[2]

In the 2002 NRL season he joined South Sydney, which were returning to the league following a two-year expulsion.[3] He featured in seven first-grade games.[1]

Released by South Sydney after one season, Stanley returned home to play for Wellington.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Collis, Ian. The A to Z of Rugby League Players. 2018. New Holland Publishers. 9781921024986.
  2. News: By the numbers - Sharks v Cowboys. 6 August 2015. sharks.com.au. 1 November 2018.
  3. News: Rugby league: Faumuina, Webb get runs for Warriors. 22 February 2002. The New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2018.
  4. News: Cowboys out to relive glory days. 19 January 2005. Daily Liberal. 1 November 2018.