Stan Brain

Stan Brain
Stan Brain. St.George,1927
Personal information
Full nameStanley Vincent Brain
Born(1903-01-17)17 January 1903
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died1969
Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–33 St George 63 15 0 0 45
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1925–28 New South Wales 6 4 0 0 12
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Stanley Vincent Brain (1903–1969) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Born at Newcastle, New South Wales in 1903, Brain played with St George during the club's foundation years. He played five seasons for the Saints between 1927 and 1933, and in 1929 he was captain.[1]

Stan Brain, 1929

Brain represented New South Wales on six occasions in 1925, 1927 and 1928. He returned to Newcastle after 1932.[2] He also played in the 1927 NSWRFL Final on the wing, of which Saints were runners up that day.[3]

Brain died at Hamilton, New South Wales in 1969, aged 66.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Arrow (Sydney) "Stan Brain Captain" 6/9/1929 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103513828?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. ^ Labor Daily (Sydney) 13/4/1932 Stan Brain (Photograph) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236986526?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
  4. ^ BDM N.S.W. search


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