Stan Costello is a retired
Australian rules football player who played for
West Adelaide in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as t ...
(SANFL) from 1954 to 1964.
Costello, a defender, had his best year in 1956 when he was selected in the
All-Australian
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led b ...
team at the
1956 Perth Carnival
The 1956 Perth Carnival was the 13th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It took place from 11 to 23 June at Subiaco Oval, Perth.
Five teams automatically qualified for the c ...
and jointly won West Adelaide's
Best and Fairest award with Aldo Rossetto.
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Australian rules footballers from South Australia
West Adelaide Football Club players
All-Australians (1953–1988)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)