Col Geelan
{{short description|Australia international rugby league footballer and coach}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Col Geelan
|fullname = Stanley Colin Geelan
|birth_date = {{birth date|1927|03|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|1996|05|11|1927|03|11|df=y}}
|death_place = Bawley Point, New South Wales, Australia
|retired = yes
|position = {{rlp|CE|FE}}
|club1 = Newtown
|year1start = 1948
|year1end = 54
|appearances1 = 75
|tries1 = 32
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 96
|club2 = {{nowrap|Canterbury-Bankstown}}
|year2start = 1956
|year2end = 57
|appearances2 = 32
|tries2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 6
|teamA = Australia
|yearAstart = 1951
|yearAend = 53
|appearancesA = 8
|triesA = 4
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 12
|teamB = New South Wales
|yearBstart = 1952
|yearBend = 54
|appearancesB = 3
|triesB = 1
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 3
|coachteam1 = Newtown
|coachyear1start = 1954
|coachyear1end =
|coachgames1 = 20
|coachwins1 = 15
|coachdraws1 = 2
|coachlosses1 = 3
|coachteam2 = {{nowrap|Canterbury-Bankstown}}
|coachyear2start = 1957
|coachyear2end =
|coachgames2 = 18
|coachwins2 = 3
|coachdraws2 = 1
|coachlosses2 = 14
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| relatives = Allen Geelan (son)
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Stanley Colin (Col) Geelan (1927–1996)[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/col-geelan/summary.html Rugby league project profile] was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach.
Career
A Newtown Junior, Geelan started his career at Newtown in 1948, but then spent the 1949 season at Gunnedah before returning in 1950. He played five-eight and centre during his career.
He played five seasons for Newtown between 1950 and 1954 playing over 75 first grade games, then captain-coached Rockhampton, Queensland in 1955.
He returned to Sydney to captain Canterbury-Bankstown in 1956, and he captain-coached them in 1957 before retiring.{{cite web|url=http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=219|title=BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE|website=thebulldogs.com.au}}
Representative career
Col Geelan also represented New South Wales in three games between 1952 and 1954. He was selected for Australia on 8 occasions between 1951 and 1953 including the 1952/53 Kangaroo Tour. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.287.ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53
He was appointed player-coach of Newtown in 1954 and they won the minor premiership but he missed the Grand Final through injury.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12640264?searchTerm=geelan Geelan becomes Newtown Coach]Rugby League Project- Col Geelan
Geelan died on 11 May 1996, age 69 at his home in Bawley Point, New South Wales.
References
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{{Succession box
| before = Vic Hey
1955–1956
| after = Cec Cooper
1958–1959
| title = Coach
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Canterbury-Bankstown
| years = 1957
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{{Succession box
| before = Frank Johnson
1953
| after = Dick Poole
1955-1958
| title = Coach
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Newtown Jets
| years = 1954
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Category:Australia national rugby league team players
Category:Australian rugby league coaches
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Category:New South Wales rugby league team players
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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