Stan Molan was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Molan was already 24 when he started his career at Fitzroy. 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

Jimmy Freake

James Henry "Jimmy" Freake was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...

. 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

Centre half-back

In Australian rules football, the centre half-back refers to a position in the half-back line of a football field.Centre half back is considered a key position in defence. Examples of centre half-backs include Glen Jakovich, Darren Mead, Tom Harley and Chris Tarrant....

in their 1922 premiership team and played in the same position when they lost the grand final a year later.

He was a four time VFL representative.