Stan Carpenter

Stan Carpenter

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Franzien Carpenter
Born	(1879-09-22)22 September 1879 Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
Died	31 May 1962(1962-05-31) (aged 82) Adamstown, NSW, Australia
Playing information
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–09 Newcastle Rebels 19 5 33 1 83 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0 1909 Australia 3 0 4 0 8

Stanley Franzien Carpenter DCM (22 September 1879 – 31 May 1962) was an Australian rugby league player.

Biography

Carpenter was born in the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo and raised in Newcastle, where he worked as a coal miner. He played his early rugby with local sides Carlton and Central Newcastle.

A strong forward, Carpenter captained the Newcastle Rebels for their only two NSWRFL seasons in 1908 and 1909, playing beside his brother Les. He topped Newcastle's points-scoring in both seasons.

Carpenter represented Australia in three matches against New Zealand Māori in 1909.

During World War I, Carpenter served with the Australian Army Medical Corps as a stretcher bearer and was in the third wave of troops that arrived at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. His efforts in rescuing soldiers while under fire earned him a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was part of the Battle of Pozières in 1916 and got recommended for a Victoria Cross by Major Harold Walker.

External links

• Stan Carpenter at Rugby League Project