Past Keith Stackpole (1939-1944)

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Wikipedia

Keith William Stackpole (31 July 1916–19 September 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stackpole made his VFL debut in 1935 with Collingwood and played as a reserve in that year's winning Grand Final as well as their premiership triumph the following season. Due to the success of Collingwood the competition for a place in the side was tough and as a result he left the club for Fitzroy during the 1939. He formed a strong partnership with fellow rover Allan Ruthven and his last game of football was their 1944 Grand Final win in which he kicked 2 goals.

After leaving the league he joined Prahran as captain and coach, kicking 85 goals in his first season. He also became a Victorian first-class cricketer and made 1025 runs at 34.16 from his 20 games. His son, also named Keith, would play Test cricket for Australia.

Career statistics

 

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Collingwood procured Keith Stackpole from Abbotsford, one of its most fruitful recruiting sources, but in six seasons at the club he failed to break into the senior side on a regular basis. He was 19th man in both the 1935 and 1936 premiership teams, but failed to make the losing grand final sides of the ensuing three seasons.

After 34 VFL games and 26 goals for the Magpies between 1935 and the middle of the 1939 season he crossed to Fitzroy where he really came into his own as the club's second rover alongside Alan Ruthven. Stackpole spent five and a half seasons with the Maroons, playing another 94 VFL games and kicking 204 goals. His final league match was the 1944 grand final, when he contributed a couple of goals to the Roys' 15 point win over Richmond.

 

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1944 premiership team

[B]B:[/B]          Clen Denning        Fred Hughson (c)     Alan Fields   
[B]HB:[/B]         Laurie Bickerton    Norm Hillard         Arthur O'Bryan   
[B]C: [/B]         Bruce Calverley     George Hoskins       Noel Jarvis   
[B]HF:[/B]         Stan Dawson         Stan Wright          Noel Price   
[B]F: [/B]         Maurie Hearn        Ken Sier             [COLOR=Red][B]Keith Stackpole[/B][/COLOR]   
[B]Foll:[/B]       Bert Clay           Jack Symons          Allan Ruthven   
[B]Reserve(s):[/B] Dan Murray 
[B]Coach:[/B]      Fred Hughson

 

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Cricket Victoria

Keith Stackpole senior played 20 first class matches for Victoria between 1945/46 and 1949/50, scoring 1025 runs @ 34.17 including two centuries - both 159 v SA at Adelaide in 1945/46 and again in 1949/50. He was a fine batsman for Collingwood, winning the club's batting averages eight times and scoring 13 centuries.

 

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1944 Grand Final

Fitzroy rovers Keith Stackpole and Alan "Baron" Ruthven then worked their way into the game in the second quarter and their brilliance around the packs helped the Gorillas establish an 12-point break by half-time.

Finally, however, Richmond were put out of their misery when Stackpole goaled from a sharp angle for Fitzroy.

Fitzroy 9.12 (66)
Richmond 7.9 (51)

Goals

Fitzroy: Sier 3, Stackpole 2, Calverly, Ruthven, Symonds
Richmond: Wilson 3, Randall2, Burge, Dyer

1944 Fitzroy premiership side