Brian Stanislaus Explained

Brian Stanislaus
Fullname:Brian Stanislaus
Birth Date:13 July 1971
Originalteam:St Mary's (NTFL)
Draftpick:54th, 1990 National Draft
Height:178 cm
Weight:77 kg
Statsend:1991
Years1:1991
Club1:Sydney Swans
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Brian Stanislaus (born 13 July 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

Stanislaus made just one appearance for Sydney, in round three of the 1991 AFL season, against Adelaide.[2] In 1992 and 1993 he played for North Launceston in the Tasmanian Statewide League. Whilst there he was given another chance to play AFL football when he was selected by the Brisbane Bears in the 1992 Mid-Season Draft, but he never played a senior game for the club.[3]

The Tiwi Islander instead made his name playing for St Mary's in the Northern Territory Football League. An eight time premiership player, Stanislaus made 258 appearances for the club and kicked 776 goals. He twice won the St Marys best and fairest award and was a seven time leading goal-kicker.[4]

He played briefly for East Perth in 1990.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brian_Stanislaus.html AFL Tables: Brian Stanislaus
  3. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  4. Web site: Past Great Players. St Mary's Football Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130409125753/http://www.saints.org.au/History/past_great.htm. 9 April 2013. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Aboriginal Football: West Australian Football League. Sportingpulse.