Stan Spinks

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Stan Spinks
Personal information
Birth 16 October 1912
Recruited from Auburn
Height and weight 171cm / 79 kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1931, Hawthorn vs. , at
Team(s) Hawthorn (1931-41)
  • 143 games, 19 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1941 season
Career highlights

Stan Spinks (born 16 October 1912) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1930s. He played as both a centreman and wingman in his career.

Spinks finished second in the 1938 Brownlow Medal count, missing out by one vote to Dick Reynolds. He did however win that season's Hawthorn best and fairest, having won the award previously in 1932. In 1941 he quit the club after being dropped to the reserves side. He finished his career with Camberwell in the VFA.

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