Stanley 'Stan' Malin was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL.
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Stanley Arthur Malin | ||
Nickname(s) | Sailor | ||
Date of birth | (1878-12-02)2 December 1878 | ||
Date of death | 4 December 1903(1903-12-04) (aged 25) | ||
Original team(s) | Semaphore Wanderers FC | ||
Position(s) | Centre Half Forward | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898–1899 | Port Adelaide | 26 | |
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Malin usually played across the half forward line or in the centre and played for Port Adelaide in 1898 and 1899. He won the Magarey Medal in 1899,[1] making him the first Port Adelaide player to ever win the award.
In 1900 he left the club and moved to Sydney in order to study medicine. At the age of 25 he died after a brief illness in 1903.[2]
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Magarey Medal winners | |
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The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations. |
John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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