Stan Molan

Stanley Michael "Stan" Molan (26 September 1893 – 27 June 1943)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stan Molan
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Michael Molan
Date of birth	26 September 1893
Date of death	27 June 1943(1943-06-27) (aged 49)
Original team(s)	Public Service
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1918–1924	Fitzroy	111 (59)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Molan was already 24 when he started his career at Fitzroy.[2] He was handy in front of goals in his first two seasons, with his 24 goals in 1918 bettered by only one teammate, Jimmy Freake.[2] He kicked another 22 goals in 1919 but from then spent most of his time as a defender.[2]

Playing in a successful era meant that Molan was able to make 10 appearances in finals football.[2] He was Fitzroy's centre half-back in their 1922 premiership team and played in the same position when they lost the grand final a year later.[3]

He was a four time VFL representative.[4]

References

1. "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex - Parade College in order of League debut , 1897 - 201 3" (PDF). Old Paradians Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. "AFL Tables: Stan Molan". afltables.com.
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
4. "Stan Molan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.