Stan Le Lievre

Stan Le Lievre
Personal information
Date of birth31 July 1920
Date of death18 March 2003 (aged 82)
Original teamKatandra
Height/Weight183 cm / 86 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1945-1947St Kilda20 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1947 season.

Stan Le Lievre (31 July 1920 - 18 March 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Le Lievre came from Katandra and had a stint with the St Kilda seconds in 1940, before joining the senior list in 1945.[2][3] He made 12 appearances for St Kilda in the 1945 VFL season, as a centre half-forward.[4][5][6]

Before the 1946 season began, St Kilda lost the services of full-back Ken Walker, who left to coach Burnie.[7] This meant Le Lievre was tried at full-back, when he played his first game of the season in round eight.[8] He lost his place in the team after two games, before he returned in round 17 and played in the final three rounds.[4][9]

In the opening round of the 1947 VFL season, Le Lievre was reported for "hacking", a term used to describe forcing an opponent off balance by taking out his feet.[10][11] The VFL Tribunal found that Le Lievre had kicked Footscray player Tim Robb and handed down a 12-week suspension.[12] During his time out of the side, Le Lievre finished third in a long distance kicking competition for league footballers, with a 65 and a half yard kick.[13] He returned to league football in round 18, a 34 point loss to Geelong. The following weekend, in the final round of the season, Le Lievre was matched up against Melbourne full-forward Fred Fanning, who ended the game with a league record 18 goals.[14][15][16] He later reflected, "Nobody wants to put their hand up to playing on him but it doesn't worry me".[17] It would be Fanning's final appearance in the VFL and also the last league game for Le Lievre.[17]

He transferred to Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association in 1948.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Stanley Le Lievre - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ↑ "Footballer gains high award.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 31 March 1945. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stan Le Lievre - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "How V F L teams, are placed.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 May 1945. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "VFL teams chosen.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 27 July 1945. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "St Kilda lost full back.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 1 April 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Surprises at St Kilda.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 7 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Howell back at Carlton.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 16 August 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rush on league club tickets.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 21 April 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rule changes 1858-2013". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Footballer Suspended For 12 Weeks.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 23 April 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "69 yd kick wins carnival trophy.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 14 July 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "VFL teams for tommorow.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 29 August 1947. p. 18. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "New record by Fanning.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 1 September 1947. p. 18. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Memories are made of this". The Age (realfooty.com.au). 15 September 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Oakleigh accuses St Kilda of "Pointing gun".". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 12 April 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Sandringham has seven new men.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 16 April 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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