Australian rules footballer
| Charlie Chapman | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Thomas Chapman | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 1978(1978-04-17) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–1931 | Fitzroy | 104 (161) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Thomas Chapman (11 January 1905 – 17 April 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
His son, James Chapman, played for Fitzroy in the 1950s.
Football
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. This made him the first ever Fitzroy player to make his league debut in a finals series.
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.
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.
Chapman was Fitzroy's leading goal-kicker in the 1930 VFL season with 46 goals from 18 games. This included seven goal hauls against both Melbourne and Hawthorn. It was the only season in full-forward Jack Moriarty's 10 years at Fitzroy that he wouldn't top the goal-kicking.
Notes
- "Great Scot". Scotch College. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- "Fitzroy ruck in form". The Argus. April 1954.
- ^ AFL Tables: Charles Chapman
- Lovett (2004).
- "Charles Chapman - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- Holmesby & Main (2007).
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
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