Stan Molan

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Stan Molan

| image =

| fullname = Stanley Michael Molan

| birth_date = 26 September 1893

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|1943|6|27|1893|9|26|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Public Service

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1924

| years1 = 1918–1924

| club1 = Fitzroy

| games_goals1 = 111 (59)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Stanley Michael "Stan" Molan (26 September 1893 – 27 June 1943){{cite web|url=http://www.oldparadians.com.au/Documents/VFL-AFL%20footballers.pdf|title=Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex - Parade College in order of League debut , 1897 - 201 3|publisher=Old Paradians Association|access-date=4 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173130/http://www.oldparadians.com.au/Documents/VFL-AFL%20footballers.pdf|archive-date=14 October 2013|df=dmy-all}} was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242164372 'Lynx', "Footballers' Pastime: History of Handball", The Herald, (Saturday, 20 March 1920), p.2.]

Molan was already 24 when he started his career at Fitzroy.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stan_Molan.html |title=AFL Tables: Stan Molan |website=afltables.com}} He was handy in front of goals in his first two seasons, with his 24 goals in 1918 bettered by only one teammate, Jimmy Freake. He kicked another 22 goals in 1919 but from then spent most of his time as a defender.

Playing in a successful era meant that Molan was able to make 10 appearances in finals football. He was Fitzroy's centre half-back in their 1922 premiership team and played in the same position when they lost the grand final a year later.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}

He was a four time VFL representative.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/stan%2Bmolan/3575| title=Stan Molan - Player Bio| publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=14 August 2015}}