Keith Stackpole
Fitzroy and Collingwood
AFL career
118 games229 goals
- Debut
- R10 1935 v RCH29 June 1935
- Most recent
- GF 1944 v RCH30 Sept 1944
Stats
Bio
Recruited from within the local district, Keith Stackpole began his VFL career with Collingwood, where he served primarily as a rover and forward pocket. Although he tasted early success as the 19th man in the Magpies' 1936 premiership side, he found it difficult to secure a permanent position in the club's formidable lineup. Seeking greater opportunity, he crossed to Fitzroy four games into the 1939 season, a transfer that allowed him to evolve from a fringe player into one of the league's most dangerous scoring midfielders.
At Brunswick Street, Stackpole flourished as a resting rover with an uncanny sense for goal, topping the Lions' goalkicking list in 1940, 1942, and 1943. His career reached its zenith in his final season, where he featured in Fitzroy's 1944 premiership victory over Richmond, granting him the rare distinction of being a premiership player at two different clubs. He retired following that triumph, leaving a legacy that was later extended in the sporting arena by his son, the renowned Australian Test cricketer Keith Stackpole.
Profile
- Born
- 31 July 1916
- Died
- 19 Sept 1992 (aged 76y 50d)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Heidelberg, VIC
- Height
- 165 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership(3×) 1935, 1936, 1944
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from within the local district, Keith Stackpole began his VFL career with Collingwood, where he served primarily as a rover and forward pocket. Although he tasted early success as the 19th man in the Magpies' 1936 premiership side, he found it difficult to secure a permanent position in the club's formidable lineup. Seeking greater opportunity, he crossed to Fitzroy four games into the 1939 season, a transfer that allowed him to evolve from a fringe player into one of the league's most dangerous scoring midfielders.
At Brunswick Street, Stackpole flourished as a resting rover with an uncanny sense for goal, topping the Lions' goalkicking list in 1940, 1942, and 1943. His career reached its zenith in his final season, where he featured in Fitzroy's 1944 premiership victory over Richmond, granting him the rare distinction of being a premiership player at two different clubs. He retired following that triumph, leaving a legacy that was later extended in the sporting arena by his son, the renowned Australian Test cricketer Keith Stackpole.