Stanley William Rule (17 January 1924 – 12 August 2007) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Rule enlisted in the Australian Army as soon as he turned eighteen and served until May 1946. He served overseas in both New Guinea and New Britain during his war years.
Rule, a
Victorian interstate representative in 1949, was used as both a follower and defender at Melbourne. In their
1948 premiership team he was the former, while in 1946 he played from the
back pocket in a
losing Grand Final.
He went to
Wodonga
Wodonga
( Waywurru: ''Wordonga'') is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA. Its population is approximately ...
in 1951, as captain-coach. Rule then coached Holbrook Football Club in the
Albury & District Football League
The Albury & District Football League was established at a delegates meeting in Culcairn in 1930 from the following Australian Rules Football clubs - Albury Rovers, Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook and folded after the 1957 football season.
History
Th ...
from 1954 to 1955, leading them to a famous 1955 premiership win.
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1924 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club players
Wodonga Football Club players
Wodonga Football Club coaches
2007 deaths
Melbourne Football Club premiership players
VFL/AFL premiership players
People from Brighton, Victoria
Australian Army personnel of World War II
Military personnel from Melbourne
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