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| Full name | Stanley Colin Geelan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1927-03-11)11 March 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 May 1996(1996-05-11) (aged 69) Bawley Point, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Allen Geelan (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanley Colin (Col) Geelan (1927–1996) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach.
Career
A Newtown Junior, Geelan started his career at Newtown in 1948, but then spent the 1949 season at Gunnedah before returning in 1950. He played five-eight and centre during his career.
He played five seasons for Newtown between 1950 and 1954 playing over 75 first grade games, then captain-coached Rockhampton, Queensland in 1955.
He returned to Sydney to captain Canterbury-Bankstown in 1956, and he captain-coached them in 1957 before retiring.
Representative career
Col Geelan also represented New South Wales in three games between 1952 and 1954. He was selected for Australia on 8 occasions between 1951 and 1953 including the 1952/53 Kangaroo Tour. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.287.
He was appointed player-coach of Newtown in 1954 and they won the minor premiership but he missed the Grand Final through injury.
Geelan died on 11 May 1996, age 69 at his home in Bawley Point, New South Wales.
References
- Rugby league project profile
- "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
- ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53
- Geelan becomes Newtown Coach
- Rugby League Project- Col Geelan
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| Preceded byVic Hey 1955–1956 |
Coach Canterbury-Bankstown 1957 |
Succeeded byCec Cooper 1958–1959 |
| Preceded byFrank Johnson 1953 |
Coach Newtown Jets 1954 |
Succeeded byDick Poole 1955-1958 |
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- 1927 births
- 1996 deaths
- Australia national rugby league team players
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- Australian rugby league players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches
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- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Newtown Jets coaches
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- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby league biography, 1920s birth stubs