Blaine Stanley

Blaine Stanley
Personal information
Born (1978-09-28) 28 September 1978 (age 46)
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–00 Cronulla Sharks 28 7 26 0 80
2002 South Sydney 7 1 3 0 10
Total 35 8 29 0 90
Source: [1]

Blaine Stanley (born 28 September 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla and South Sydney in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Biography

Stanley, an Indigenous Australian from Wellington, New South Wales, played as a halfback and occasionally at five-eighth.

From 1998 to 2000 he made 28 first-grade appearances for Cronulla in the NRL. In a game against North Queensland in 2000 he scored a career high 22 points, with two tries and seven goals.[2]

In the 2002 NRL season he joined South Sydney, which were returning to the league following a two-year expulsion.[3] He featured in seven first-grade games.[1]

Released by South Sydney after one season, Stanley returned home to play for Wellington.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ^ "By the numbers - Sharks v Cowboys". sharks.com.au. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Rugby league: Faumuina, Webb get runs for Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Cowboys out to relive glory days". Daily Liberal. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2018.