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Key Facts

Full name
Albert James Stokes

Known as
Albert Stokes

Nickname
Sonna

Senior clubs
West Adelaide; West Torrens

Recruited from
West Adelaide (1931); West Torrens (1932)

Albert Stokes


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
West AdelaideSANFL1926-1930, 1932-1936106620.58—————
West TorrensSANFL19311380.62—————
SANFL1926-1936119700.59—————
Total1926-1936119700.59—————

One of a quintet of Broken Hill recruits to feature prominently in West Adelaide’s 1927 premiership side, Albert ‘Sonna’ Stokes was a highly adaptable and talented footballer who gave the club great service in 106 SAFL games, kicking 62 goals, between 1926 and 1936. He spent the 1931 season with West Torrens. A South Australian interstate representative on three occasions, his impact on the game would have been even greater had he not been such a frequent victim of injury.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.