Stan Le Lievre

Stan Le Lievre (31 July 1920 – 18 March 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stan Le Lievre
Personal information
Date of birth (1920-07-31)31 July 1920
Date of death 18 March 2003(2003-03-18) (aged 82)
Original team(s) Katandra
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–1947 St Kilda 20 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Le Lievre came from Katandra and had a stint with the St Kilda seconds in 1940, before joining the senior list in 1945.[2][3] He made 12 appearances for St Kilda in the 1945 VFL season, as a centre half-forward.[4][5][6]

Before the 1946 season began, St Kilda lost the services of full-back Ken Walker, who left to coach Burnie.[7] This meant Le Lievre was tried at full-back, when he played his first game of the season in round eight.[8] He lost his place in the team after two games, before he returned in round 17 and played in the final three rounds.[4][9]

In the opening round of the 1947 VFL season, Le Lievre was reported for "hacking" (forcing an opponent off balance by taking out his feet).[10][11] The VFL Tribunal found that Le Lievre had kicked Footscray player Tim Robb and handed down a 12-week suspension.[12] During his time out of the side, Le Lievre finished third in a long distance kicking competition for league footballers, with a 65 and a half yard kick.[13] He returned to league football in round 18, a 34-point loss to Geelong. The following weekend, in the final round of the season, Le Lievre was matched up against Melbourne full-forward Fred Fanning, who ended the game with a league record 18 goals.[14][15][16] He later reflected, "Nobody wants to put their hand up to playing on him but it doesn't worry me".[17] It would be Fanning's final appearance in the VFL and also the last league game for Le Lievre.[17]

He transferred to Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association in 1948.[18][19] In 1950 he was the inaugural coach for the newly formed Oakleigh District Football Club and led the side to the 1953 premiership.[20]

After finishing his playing career he served as an executive first with the Oakleigh District club before moving into the executive of the Caulfield Oakleigh District Football League in 1957. He performed similar duties with the South East Suburban Football League including a number of years as the league President. He received an award from the Victorian Football Union for his services to football in 1977 and then the National Football League Merit Award in 1985. Le Lievre was inducted posthumously into the Southern Football League Hall of Fame in 2015.[20]

References
  1. "Stanley Le Lievre – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Footballer gains high award". The Argus. Melbourne. 31 March 1945. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Stan Le Lievre – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. "How V F L teams, are placed". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 May 1945. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "VFL teams chosen". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 July 1945. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "St Kilda lost full back". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 April 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Surprises at St Kilda". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Howell back at Carlton". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 August 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Rush on league club tickets". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 April 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Rule changes 1858-2013". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  12. "Footballer Suspended For 12 Weeks". The Argus. Melbourne. 23 April 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "69 yd kick wins carnival trophy". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 July 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. "VFL teams for tomorrow". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 August 1947. p. 18. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. "New record by Fanning". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 September 1947. p. 18. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  17. "Memories are made of this". The Age. realfooty.com.au. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  18. "Oakleigh accuses St Kilda of "Pointing gun"". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 April 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. "Sandringham has seven new men". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 April 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. http://sfnl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Stan-Le-Lievre.pdf
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