Stan Rule

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).

Stan Rule
Personal information
Full name	Stanley William Rule
Date of birth	17 January 1924
Place of birth	Brighton, Victoria
Date of death	12 August 2007(2007-08-12) (aged 83)
Original team(s)	Brighton Tech
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Follower, defender
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–1950	Melbourne	74 (13)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1949	Victoria
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References

1. (PDF). Australian Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
2. "World War II Roll: RULE, Stanley William". Department of Veterans Affairs.
3. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
5. "Melbourne clear Stan Rule". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 January 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
6. Rob MccKinlay. "1955 – Holbrook's 1955 Albury & DFL Premiership Podcast". Spotify. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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• Stan Rule's playing statistics from AFL Tables