Walter Stooke (30 January 1895 – 6 November 1962) was a player, coach, and administrator of

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

. He was president of the Australian National Football Council (ANFC) from 1946 to 1950, as well as president of the

Western Australian National Football League The West Australian Football League (WAFL) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from March to September, ...

(WANFL) from 1932 to 1951. Stooke was born in Adelaide, but came to Western Australia at a young age."The Inaugural Hall of Fame a BIG Success"
Perth Football Club, 17 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017. He played two seasons for the Perth Football Club in 1915 and 1916, and then spent several years in the Australian Army before returning to league football in 1920, as Perth's captain. Stooke was also club captain in 1921, but suffered a career-ending knee injury. He was then appointed non-playing coach for the 1922 season. Stooke served as Perth's treasurer in 1923, and then as its secretary from 1924 to 1929. In 1932, he was elected president of the WANFL in succession to Alf Moffat, who had resigned due to a dispute over player clearances. Stooke would serve as league president until 1951, and was also president of the Australian National Football Council from 1946 to 1950.Walter STOOKE
NAB WA Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 February 2017. Stooke died in 1962, aged 67.Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
/ref> He was posthumously inducted into the

West Australian Football Hall of Fame The West Australian Football Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to recognise and enshrine those who have made a significant contribution to Australian rules football in Western Australia. People eligible for inclusion are players, coaches, umpires, ...

in 2005.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stooke, Wally 1895 births 1962 deaths Australian Army soldiers Australian military personnel of World War I Australian rules football administrators Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia Perth Football Club administrators Perth Football Club coaches Perth Football Club players West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees West Australian Football League administrators

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