Frank Stubbs (footballer)

Frank Stubbs
Personal information
Full name	Frank William Stubbs
Date of birth	27 September 1919
Date of death
Original team(s)	Fawkner
Height/Weight	192 cm / 95 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937-41, 1945-46 1947-51	North Melbourne Camberwell	66 (17) 70 (-)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946 season.

Frank William Stubbs (27 September 1919 – 16 May 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Used in the ruck, Stubbs had two stints at North Melbourne, separated by World War II. He was North Melbourne's best placed player at the 1940 Brownlow Medal, with nine votes. Stubbs returned in 1945 and participated in their first ever finals match. Stubbs finished his career at Camberwell, where he won each of their 'Best and Fairest' awards from 1948 to 1950. He also won the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1950, the club's first ever winner. In 2003 he was named as the first ruckman in the club's Team of the Century.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Frank Stubbs's statistics from AFL Tables
• Frank Stubbs's profile from AustralianFootball.com