Stanley Michael "Stan" Molan (26 September 1893 – 27 June 1943) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Molan was already 24 when he started his career at Fitzroy. 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 James Henry Freake (27 January 1889 – 19 May 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serv ...

. He kicked another 22 goals in 1919 but from then spent most of his time as a defender. Playing in a successful era meant that Molan was able to make 10 appearances in finals football. He was Fitzroy's

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in their 1922 premiership team and played in the same position when they lost the grand final a year later. He was a four time VFL representative.

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1893 births 1943 deaths Players of Australian handball Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Fitzroy Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1893-stub