Stan Neale
| Stan Neale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stanley W. Neale | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1894 | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 1918 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Bellicourt, France[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Position(s) | Half Back / Back pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913-14 | University | 28 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1914 season. | |||
Stanley Walter "Stan" Neale was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He studied law at the University of Melbourne before enlisting in the army for World War I. Awarded the Military Cross for bravery, he was killed by a shell in France in 1918.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Neale, Stanley MC", pp.132-134 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. Batchelder, (1998), p.4 ("Captain Stanley Walter Neale, MC"). Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Stanley Walter Neale MC AFL Statistics: Stan Neale
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Stan Neale's statistics from AFL Tables
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