Frank Stubbs was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Used in the ruck, Stubbs had two stints at North Melbourne, separated by World War II. He was North Melbourne's best placed player at the 1940 Brownlow Medal, with nine votes. Stubbs returned in 1945 and participated in their first ever finals match.

Stubbs finished his career at Camberwell

Camberwell Football Club

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, where he won each of their 'Best and Fairest' awards from 1948 to 1950. He also won the J. J. Liston Trophy

J. J. Liston Trophy

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in 1950, the club's first ever winner.