Blaine Stanley

Blaine Stanley
Personal information
Born (1978-09-28) 28 September 1978 (age 46)
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–00 Cronulla Sharks 28 7 26 0 80
2002 South Sydney 7 1 3 0 10
Total 35 8 29 0 90
Source: [1]

Blaine Stanley (born 28 September 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla and South Sydney in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Biography

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Stanley, an Indigenous Australian from Wellington, New South Wales, played as a halfback and occasionally at five-eighth.

From 1998 to 2000 he made 28 first-grade appearances for Cronulla in the NRL. In a game against North Queensland in 2000 he scored a career high 22 points, with two tries and seven goals.[2]

In the 2002 NRL season he joined South Sydney, which were returning to the league following a two-year expulsion.[3] He featured in seven first-grade games.[1]

Released by South Sydney after one season, Stanley returned home to play for Wellington.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ^ "By the numbers - Sharks v Cowboys". sharks.com.au. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Rugby league: Faumuina, Webb get runs for Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Cowboys out to relive glory days". Daily Liberal. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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