Rhys Stanley

Rhys Stanley (born 1 December 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the St Kilda Football Club from 2010 to 2014.

Rhys Stanley
Stanley playing for Geelong in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Rhys Stanley
Date of birth (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990
Place of birth Berri, South Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 47, 2008 national draft
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman / Forward
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2014 St Kilda 058 (40)
2015– Geelong 086 (54)
Total 144 (94)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stanley was recruited from West Adelaide with pick 47 in the 2008 AFL Draft. He played little football growing up but impressed with South Australia in the AFL Under 18 championships and in two senior games for West Adelaide.

Career with St. Kilda (2009–2014)

Stanley spent his first AFL season developing with St Kilda's VFL affiliate team Sandringham. He won the 2009 AFL Grand Final Sprint.[1][2]

In 2010 Stanley played in St Kilda's opening 2010 NAB Cup match against Collingwood, kicking one goal. On 23 May 2010, he made his official debut in Round 9 of the home and away season in which St Kilda defeated the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco. He had nine disposals, three marks, four kicks and five handballs.[3] Stanley played seven games for St Kilda in 2010, with a toal of 53 disposals and four goals.[4] From rounds 9 to 14, Stanley played in a tall forward role, helping St Kilda to win all six of these games while the captain, Nick Riewoldt, recovered from a hamstring tear.

Stanley played two games for St Kilda in 2011.[4]

Career with Geelong (2015–present)

Stanley was traded to Geelong, along with pick 60 for pick 21 in the 2014 AFL national draft.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season [5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2010 St Kilda 28741242953231350.60.13.44.17.63.31.90.70
2011 St Kilda 2821186149250.50.54.03.07.04.51.02.50
2012 St Kilda 2812111482391215623740.91.26.83.310.14.71.96.20
2013 St Kilda 281865123651886726550.30.36.83.610.43.71.43.10
2014 St Kilda 2819181012984213121381480.90.56.84.411.26.42.07.82
2015 Geelong 186253469926221240.80.36.65.812.43.32.815.50
2016 Geelong 121171313711124877412840.80.66.55.311.83.72.013.52
2017 Geelong 11389787815654322090.60.76.06.012.04.22.516.10
2018 Geelong 115639910320244424220.40.26.66.913.52.92.828.10
2019 Geelong 1187713811124953465010.40.47.76.213.82.92.627.80
2020[lower-alpha 1] Geelong 111105726814032142120.90.56.56.212.72.91.319.30
Career 144 94 70 943 740 1683 562 299 2039 0.7 0.5 6.5 5.1 11.7 3.9 2.1 14.2 4

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/zxzafl/gallery-e6frf9o6-1225779857369?page=2
  2. TheKraftyOne (25 September 2009). "2009 AFL Grand Final Sprint - 26/09/2009". Retrieved 30 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. Round 9, 2010, match summary
  4. "AFL Tables - Rhys Stanley - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "Rhys Stanley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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