Arthur Chilcott

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Arthur Chilcott
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-02-26) 26 February 1963 (age 58)
Original team(s) Western Suburbs
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1984–1985 Sydney Swans 13 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Chilcott (born 26 February 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Chilcott was recruited from Sydney club Western Suburbs, but came from the Illawarra and was the first person from that region to play league football. [1] [2] While at Western Suburbs he twice finished equal third in the Phelan Medal, in 1982 and 1983. [3]

Debuting in the 1984 VFL season, Chilcott appeared in 11 of the first 14 rounds, before being forced out of the side with injury. [4] [5] He kicked four goals in Sydney's round four win over Collingwood. [4] [6] The following year he made two league appearances. [4] He left the Swans in 1986 to play rugby league for the Balmain Tigers.

He later played for the Bateman's Bay Seahawks in the Australian Capital Territory Football League. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ Illawarra Mercury , "Injury comes at bad time for Aidan Riley", 11 July 2013, Tim Barrow
  3. ↑ "Phelan Medalists" (PDF). NSW Football History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2014. (PDF)
  4. 1 2 3 "Arthur Chilcott". AFL Tables.
  5. ↑ "Australian Football: Swans take break to prime for Cup". The Canberra Times . 22 July 1984. p. 6 Section: SPORT – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Swans hold lead for 3-point win". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 April 1984. p. 27 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Bay Border ties remain strong". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 February 1994. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
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