Stan Alves

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firstname = Stan
lastname = Alves


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playingteams = Melbourne Demons, North Melbourne Kangaroos
coach = coach
coachingteams = St. Kilda (1994 - 1998)
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careerhighlights = *Coach St. Kilda AFL Pre-season Cup Winning side 1996
*Coach St. Kilda AFL minor premiership side 1997
*North Melbourne VFL Premiership side 1977
*Melbourne Demons Captain 1973-1976
*2nd Brownlow Medal 1975

Stan Alves OAM (born 22 May 1946) is an Australian rules football player and coach. He played 226 games for the Melbourne Football Club in the 1970s, captaining them from 1973–1976 and being named runner-up for the Brownlow Medal in 1975, before joining North Melbourne in 1977. Legend has it that he chose to play for North Melbourne rather than Collingwood based on a coin toss. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/25/1027497382411.html] It proved to be a wise decision - North Melbourne met Collingwood in the 1977 Grand Final, and after initially playing a 76-all draw, won the rematch 151-124. [http://www.users.on.net/~pwong/1977.htm] Alves played 40 games for North Melbourne before retiring.

Biography

He became coach of St. Kilda in 1994 and steered the club to its first major success in 30 years in 1996 when St. Kilda won the 1996 Pre-Season Cup - the Ansett Australia Cup. Alves went on to coach St. Kilda to its second minor premiership and first Grand Final in 26 years in 1997, earning the AFL Coach of the Year award. Stan Alves coaching career at St. Kilda ended at the end of the 1998 AFL premiership season.

External links

* [http://www.stanalves.com.au Stan Alves Web Site]