Stan Brain Explained

Stan Brain
Fullname:Stanley Vincent Brain
Birth Date:17 January 1903
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Death Date:1969
Death Place:Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia
Retired:yes
Club1:St George
Year1start:1927
Year1end:33
Appearances1:63
Tries1:15
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:45
Teama:New South Wales
Yearastart:1925
Yearaend:28
Appearancesa:6
Triesa:4
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:12
Source:Whiticker/Hudson

Stanley Vincent Brain (1903–1969) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Born at Newcastle, New South Wales in 1903, Brain played with St George during the club's foundation years. He played five seasons for the Saints between 1927 and 1933, and in 1929 he was captain.[1]

Brain represented New South Wales on six occasions in 1925, 1927 and 1928. He returned to Newcastle after 1932.[2] He also played in the 1927 NSWRFL Final on the wing, of which Saints were runners up that day.[3]

Brain died at Hamilton, New South Wales in 1969, aged 66.[4]

Notes and References

  1. The Arrow (Sydney) "Stan Brain Captain" 6/9/1929 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103513828?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995
  3. Labor Daily (Sydney) 13/4/1932 Stan Brain (Photograph) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236986526?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
  4. BDM N.S.W. search