Stan Rule Explained

Stan Rule
Fullname:Stanley William Rule
Birth Date:17 January 1924
Birth Place:Brighton, Victoria
Originalteam:Brighton Tech
Height:185 cm
Weight:86 kg
Position:Follower, defender
Statsend:1950
Years1:1946–1950
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:74 (13)
Sooteam1:Victoria
Sooyears1:1949

Stanley William Rule (17 January 1924 – 12 August 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Rule enlisted in the Australian Army as soon as he turned eighteen and served until May 1946.[2] He served overseas in both New Guinea and New Britain during his war years.[3]

Rule, a Victorian interstate representative in 1949, was used as both a follower and defender at Melbourne.[4] In their 1948 premiership team he was the former, while in 1946 he played from the back pocket in a losing Grand Final.

He went to Wodonga in 1951, as captain-coach.[5] Rule then coached Holbrook Football Club in the Albury & District Football League from 1954 to 1955, leading them to a famous 1955 premiership win.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Annual Report 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015015211/http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf. dead. 15 October 2013. Australian Football League. 9 September 2014.
  2. Web site: World War II Roll: RULE, Stanley William . Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 2015 . 446 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.
  4. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  5. News: Melbourne clear Stan Rule. . . Melbourne . 24 January 1951 . 26 March 2014 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: Rob MccKinlay . 1955 – Holbrook's 1955 Albury & DFL Premiership Podcast . Spotify . 6 February 2022.