Stan Obst
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R6 1945 v FIT26 May 1945
- Most recent
- R9 1945 v GEE16 June 1945
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the border town of Albury, Stan Obst was a wartime recruit whose brief VFL career was defined by his military service during the Second World War. Originally from West Albury in the O&MFL, he was stationed in Melbourne as a Leading Aircraftman with the RAAF when he was drafted into a depleted St Kilda side late in the 1945 season. He donned the Saints' guernsey for just two senior matches, providing a necessary stopgap for the club during a year where player availability was scarce. Unlike the famous South Australian footballing dynasty that shares his surname, Stan's career was confined to this short wartime cameo, and he returned to country football once the league's regular lists began to stabilise post-war.
Profile
- Born
- 01 July 1926
- Died
- 22 Dec 2005 (aged 79y 174d)
- Birthplace
- Albury, NSW
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the border town of Albury, Stan Obst was a wartime recruit whose brief VFL career was defined by his military service during the Second World War. Originally from West Albury in the O&MFL, he was stationed in Melbourne as a Leading Aircraftman with the RAAF when he was drafted into a depleted St Kilda side late in the 1945 season. He donned the Saints' guernsey for just two senior matches, providing a necessary stopgap for the club during a year where player availability was scarce. Unlike the famous South Australian footballing dynasty that shares his surname, Stan's career was confined to this short wartime cameo, and he returned to country football once the league's regular lists began to stabilise post-war.