Stan Le Lievre Explained

Stan Le Lievre
Birth Date:31 July 1920
Originalteam:Katandra
Height:183 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1947
Years1:1945–1947
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:20 (6)

Stan Le Lievre (31 July 1920 – 18 March 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Le Lievre came from Katandra and had a stint with the St Kilda seconds in 1940, before joining the senior list in 1945.[2] [3] He made 12 appearances for St Kilda in the 1945 VFL season, as a centre half-forward.[4] [5] [6]

Before the 1946 season began, St Kilda lost the services of full-back Ken Walker, who left to coach Burnie.[7] This meant Le Lievre was tried at full-back, when he played his first game of the season in round eight.[8] He lost his place in the team after two games, before he returned in round 17 and played in the final three rounds.[4] [9]

In the opening round of the 1947 VFL season, Le Lievre was reported for "hacking" (forcing an opponent off balance by taking out his feet).[10] [11] The VFL Tribunal found that Le Lievre had kicked Footscray player Tim Robb and handed down a 12-week suspension.[12] During his time out of the side, Le Lievre finished third in a long distance kicking competition for league footballers, with a 65 and a half yard kick.[13] He returned to league football in round 18, a 34-point loss to Geelong. The following weekend, in the final round of the season, Le Lievre was matched up against Melbourne full-forward Fred Fanning, who ended the game with a league record 18 goals.[14] [15] [16] He later reflected, "Nobody wants to put their hand up to playing on him but it doesn't worry me".[17] It would be Fanning's final appearance in the VFL and also the last league game for Le Lievre.[17]

He transferred to Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association in 1948.[18] [19] In 1950 he was the inaugural coach for the newly formed Oakleigh District Football Club and led the side to the 1953 premiership.[20]

After finishing his playing career he served as an executive first with the Oakleigh District club before moving into the executive of the Caulfield Oakleigh District Football League in 1957. He performed similar duties with the South East Suburban Football League including a number of years as the league President. He received an award from the Victorian Football Union for his services to football in 1977 and then the National Football League Merit Award in 1985. Le Lievre was inducted posthumously into the Southern Football League Hall of Fame in 2015.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanley Le Lievre – Player Bio. Australian Football. 14 February 2015.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. News: Footballer gains high award. . . Melbourne . 31 March 1945 . 15 February 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Stan Le Lievre – Games Played. AFL Tables. 14 February 2015.
  5. News: How V F L teams, are placed. . . Melbourne . 18 May 1945 . 15 February 2015 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: VFL teams chosen. . . Melbourne . 27 July 1945 . 15 February 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: St Kilda lost full back. . . Melbourne . 1 April 1946 . 15 February 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Surprises at St Kilda. . . Melbourne . 7 June 1946 . 15 February 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Howell back at Carlton. . . Melbourne . 16 August 1946 . 15 February 2015 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Rush on league club tickets. . . Melbourne . 21 April 1947 . 15 February 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  11. Web site: Rule changes 1858-2013. AFL.com.au. 14 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223121838/http://www.afl.com.au/afl-hq/the-afl-explained/rule-changes-1858-2013. 23 February 2014. dmy-all.
  12. News: Footballer Suspended For 12 Weeks. . . Melbourne . 23 April 1947 . 15 February 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: 69 yd kick wins carnival trophy. . . Melbourne . 14 July 1947 . 15 February 2015 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: VFL teams for tomorrow. . . Melbourne . 29 August 1947 . 15 February 2015 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: New record by Fanning. . . Melbourne . 1 September 1947 . 15 February 2015 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  16. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  17. News: Memories are made of this. 15 September 2002. The Age. realfooty.com.au. 14 February 2015.
  18. News: Oakleigh accuses St Kilda of "Pointing gun". . . Melbourne . 12 April 1948 . 15 February 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  19. News: Sandringham has seven new men. . . Melbourne . 16 April 1948 . 15 February 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  20. Web site: Stan Le Lievre . 12 August 2024 . www.sfnl.com.au.