Stan Molan

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

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).^[2]

Molan was already 24 when he started his career at Fitzroy.^[3] 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.^[3] He kicked another 22 goals in 1919 but from then spent most of his time as a defender.^[3]

Playing in a successful era meant that Molan was able to make 10 appearances in finals football.^[3] 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.^[4]

He was a four time VFL representative.^[5]

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. 'Lynx', "Footballers' Pastime: History of Handball", The Herald, (Saturday, 20 March 1920), p.2.
3. "AFL Tables: Stan Molan". afltables.com.
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
5. "Stan Molan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.