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Stan Obst
Personal information
Full name Stanley James Obst
Date of birth (1926-07-01)1 July 1926
Place of birth Albury, New South Wales
Date of death 22 December 2005(2005-12-22) (aged 79)[1]
Original team(s) West Albury
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945 St Kilda 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stanley James Obst (1 July 1926 – 22 December 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Obst played his two games for St Kilda while serving in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Stanley James Obst". Find a Grave.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 676. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll:Stanley James Obst". Commonwealth of Australia.
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