Stan Tomlins
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Crawford George Tomlins
Date of birth	November 22, 1923
Recruited from	Hampton Amateurs
Height/Weight	185 cm / 82 kg
Position(s)	Key position
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946-47 1948	Sandringham Richmond	40 (74) 12 (23)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1948 season .

Stan Tomlins (November 22, 1923 - June 25, 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Tomlins, a Hampton Amateur, was the centre half back in Sandringham's 1946 premiership team, their first ever in the VFA. He spent a lot of the next season up forward and won the J. J. Liston Trophy.

After crossing to Richmond without a clearance, Tomlins made his debut in the opening round of the 1948 VFL season and kicked two goals. He managed bags of four goals in his next two games and also kicked five goal haul in round 15, against Melbourne. A shoulder injury, suffered that season, finished his career.

Throughout the 1960s until his retirement in 1971, Tomlins was a well known umpire in Victorian country leagues.

[edit] References

• Stan Tomlins's statistics from AFL Tables
• Full Points Footy: Stan Tomlins
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.