Stan Thomas
Geelong
AFL career
137 games6 goals
- Debut
- R3 1915 v MEL8 May 1915
- Most recent
- R12 1925 v NTH1 Aug 1925
Coaching career
1 games0 wins1 losses0 draws
- First
- R4 1926 v GEE22 May 1926
Stats
Bio
Making his debut in 1915, Stan Thomas became a fixture of the Geelong defence during a turbulent era for the club. His career was interrupted almost immediately when the Pivot withdrew from the VFL competition during the First World War, but he returned in 1919 to establish himself as one of the league's most reliable full-backs. A player who focused purely on stopping the opposition rather than attacking, Thomas possessed a long clearing kick and strong marking ability that anchored the backline for a decade.
His persistence through the club's rebuilding phase was rewarded in his final season. In 1925, Thomas played as the starting full-back in Geelong's historic maiden VFL premiership victory over Collingwood. Having reached the pinnacle of the sport after 137 games, he retired immediately following the Grand Final triumph, departing the game as a premiership player and a key figure in the club's first golden era.
Profile
- Born
- 09 May 1892
- Died
- 02 Nov 1958 (aged 66y 177d)
- Birthplace
- Westbury, TAS
- Deathplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Coaching
- North Melbourne (Senior Coach)19261 games (W0 L1 D0), 0.0%
Bio
1 revisionMaking his debut in 1915, Stan Thomas became a fixture of the Geelong defence during a turbulent era for the club. His career was interrupted almost immediately when the Pivot withdrew from the VFL competition during the First World War, but he returned in 1919 to establish himself as one of the league's most reliable full-backs. A player who focused purely on stopping the opposition rather than attacking, Thomas possessed a long clearing kick and strong marking ability that anchored the backline for a decade.
His persistence through the club's rebuilding phase was rewarded in his final season. In 1925, Thomas played as the starting full-back in Geelong's historic maiden VFL premiership victory over Collingwood. Having reached the pinnacle of the sport after 137 games, he retired immediately following the Grand Final triumph, departing the game as a premiership player and a key figure in the club's first golden era.