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Charlie Chapman Personal information Full name Charles T. Chapman Date of birth 11 January 1905 Height/Weight 180 cm / 78 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1924-1931 Fitzroy 104 (161) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1931 season .Charles "Charlie" Chapman (born 11 January 1905) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Chapman, a ruckman and centre half-forward, first appeared for Fitzroy in the 1924 finals. He played in two semi finals and kicked two goals in each.[1] This made him the first ever Fitzroy player to make his league debut in a finals series.[2]
He was a regular fixture in the Fitzroy team from 1925 and also represented Victoria at interstate football on 10 occasions, including matches in the 1930 Adelaide Carnival.[3]
In 1929 he captained Fitzroy for the season but they would finish second last on the ladder and vacated the position when Colin Niven became playing coach.[4]
Chapman was Fitzroy's leading goal-kicker in the 1930 VFL season with 46 goals from 18 games. [1] This included seven goal hauls against both Melbourne and Hawthorn.[1] It was the only season in full-forward Jack Moriarty's 10 years at Fitzroy that he wouldn't top the goal-kicking.
He had a son, James, who played for Fitzroy in the 1950s.[5]
References
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Charles Chapman
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0958030057.
- ^ "Charles Chapman (Fitzroy)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/ca-ch.htm#Charles%20Chapman%20%28Fitzroy%29.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Fitzroy ruck in form". The Argus. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26600370.
Captains of the Fitzroy Football Club 1897: Cleary • 1898–1900: Sloan • 1901–1902: McSpeerin • 1903–1905: Brosnan • 1906–1907: Jenkins • 1908–1910: Sharp • 1911: McLennan • 1912: Cooper • 1913: Walker • 1914–1915: Parratt • 1916: Johnson • 1917–1918: Holden • 1919: Johnson • 1920: Parratt • 1921: Parratt/Lethbridge • 1922: Lethbridge • 1923: Rattray • 1924–1925: Atkinson • 1926: Adams • 1927: Wigraft • 1928: Rattray • 1929: Chapman • 1930–1931: Niven • 1932: Bunton/Sexton • 1933: Sexton/Moriarty • 1934: Cashman/Davies • 1935: Cameron • 1936–1937: Bunton • 1938–1941: Curcio • 1942: Hearn • 1943–1947: Hughson • 1948: Ruthven • 1949: Smith • 1950: Smith/Ruthven • 1951–1954: Ruthven • 1955–1957: Stephen • 1958–1961: Gale • 1962: Abrahams • 1963–1964: Murray • 1965: Rogerson • 1966: Rogerson/Hayes • 1967–1972: Murray • 1973–1977: Murphy • 1978: Merrigan • 1979–1980: Alexander • 1981–1984: Wilson • 1985–1987: Rendell • 1988–1990: Roos • 1991: Osborne • 1992–1994: Roos • 1995–1996: BoydCategories:- 1905 births
- Fitzroy Football Club players
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