Stan Malin Explained

Stan Malin
Fullname:Stanley Arthur Malin
Nickname:Sailor
Birth Date:2 December 1878
Originalteam:Semaphore Wanderers FC
Position:Centre Half Forward
Years1:1898–1899
Games Goals1:26
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Stanley Malin (1878-1903) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL.

Malin usually played across the half forward line or in the centre and played for Port Adelaide in 1898 and 1899. He won the Magarey Medal in 1899,[1] making him the first Port Adelaide player to ever win the award.

In 1900 he left the club and moved to Sydney in order to study medicine. At the age of 25 he died after a brief illness in 1903.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: South Australian Football Association. . XXXVII . 10,939 . South Australia . 3 April 1900 . 27 January 2017 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Personalities. . . XV . 741 . South Australia . 18 December 1903 . 27 January 2017 . 13 . National Library of Australia.