Stan O'Neill

Stanley Maxwell O'Neill (6 January 1932 – 27 December 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Stan O'Neill
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Maxwell O'Neill
Date of birth	(1932-01-06)6 January 1932
Date of death	27 December 2010(2010-12-27) (aged 78)^[1]
Original team(s)	Devon (Yarram)
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1957	South Melbourne	11 (4)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

O'Neill, described as a "rugged half-back", was about to debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1954 season when he broke a bone in his ankle in three places.^[3] He eventually returned to play with South Melbourne in 1957.

Notes

1. "Stanley M O'Neill". Find a Grave.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 673. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
3. "Injury to S. O'Neill a Bitter Blow". Record. Vol. LXXXV, no. 11. Victoria, Australia. 27 March 1954. p. 1.

External links

• Stan O'Neill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Stan O'Neill at AustralianFootball.com