Stan Molan

Stan Molan
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Michael Molan
Date of birth	26 September 1893
Date of death	27 June 1943 (aged 49)
Original team(s)	Public Service
Height / weight	183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1918–1924	Fitzroy	111 (59)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.

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).

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. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. AFL Tables: Stan Molan
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.