Troy Chaplin

Troy Chaplin
Chaplin in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Troy David Chaplin
Date of birth	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Maryborough, Victoria
Original team(s)	Maryborough Rovers (MCDFL) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft	15th overall, 2003 national draft
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2004–2012	Port Adelaide	140 (10)
2013–2016	Richmond	075 0(5)
Total		215 (15)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2025	Melbourne	3 (0–3–0)
Career highlights
AFL Assistant Coach of the Year: 2022
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Troy David Chaplin (born 23 February 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has served as the offensive coordinator and a caretaker coach at the Melbourne Football Club.

Playing career

Chaplin played for the Maryborough Rovers Football Club and was drafted by Port Adelaide from North Ballarat Rebels at selection 15 in the 2003 AFL Draft. ^[1]

The then 18-year-old left footer debuted in 2004 in Round 4 against Melbourne and played eight matches in 2005. He suffered a fractured left eye socket in round one of 2006, ^[2] but found consistency and collected 20 or more possessions four times that season.

Standing 196 cm tall, Troy was also a champion basketballer and was a member of the Victorian Under 18 basketball team.

He was nominated for the 2006 NAB Rising Star award in Round 16 of that season.

A restricted free agent at the completion of the 2012 season, Chaplin was made a four year offer by the Richmond Football Club, one which Port Adelaide chose not to match. ^[3]

In July 2016, Chaplin announced his immediate retirement from the AFL. ^[4]

Coaching career

In the later stages of his playing career, Chaplin moved into the football coaching space, initially working as a development coach at Oakleigh Chargers and Sturt before being selected to the position of assistant coach at the Melbourne Football Club in October 2016. ^{[5] [6]} Chaplin was appointed caretaker senior coach of Melbourne for the final three games of the 2025 season, after the club parted ways with senior coach Simon Goodwin. ^{[7] [8]} On August 8, 2025, Chaplin announced he would not re-apply for the senior coaching position at Melbourne Football Club at the end of the 2025 AFL season. ^{[9] [10]}

Statistics

^[11]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2004	Port Adelaide	30	1	0	0	2	1	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
2005	Port Adelaide	30	8	0	0	55	58	113	40	8	0.0	0.0	6.9	7.3	14.1	5.0	1.0
2006	Port Adelaide	30	19	2	1	155	133	288	103	24	0.1	0.1	8.2	7.0	15.2	5.4	1.3
2007	Port Adelaide	30	14	3	0	110	136	246	87	22	0.2	0.0	7.9	9.7	17.6	6.2	1.6
2008	Port Adelaide	30	19	2	1	146	159	305	89	27	0.1	0.1	7.7	8.4	16.1	4.7	1.4
2009	Port Adelaide	30	20	2	1	184	176	360	120	41	0.1	0.1	9.2	8.8	18.0	6.0	2.1
2010	Port Adelaide	30	20	0	0	240	137	377	108	49	0.0	0.0	12.0	6.9	18.9	5.4	2.5
2011	Port Adelaide	30	21	1	3	204	137	341	115	50	0.0	0.1	9.7	6.5	16.2	5.5	2.4
2012	Port Adelaide	30	18	0	1	179	96	275	106	37	0.0	0.1	9.9	5.3	15.3	5.9	2.1
2013	Richmond	25	22	1	1	179	129	308	130	35	0.0	0.0	8.1	5.9	14.0	5.9	1.6
2014	Richmond	25	23	2	1	171	172	343	106	35	0.1	0.0	7.4	7.5	14.9	4.6	1.5
2015	Richmond	25	22	1	0	209	123	332	137	34	0.0	0.0	9.5	5.6	15.1	6.2	1.5
2016	Richmond	25	8	1	2	62	37	99	36	15	0.1	0.3	7.8	4.6	12.4	4.5	1.9
Career			215	15	11	1896	1494	3390	1180	377	0.1	0.1	8.8	6.9	15.8	5.5	1.8

References

1. Papworth, Tate (22 July 2016). "Chaplin calls it a day".
2. "Chaplin injury piles on misery for Port". 4 April 2006.
3. Warner, Michael; Edmund, Sam (4 October 2012). "Tigers get their man as Port Adelaide decides not to match Richmond's offer for Troy Chaplin". Herald Sun.
4. "Chaplin announces retirement". RichmondFC.com.au. Bigpond. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
5. Matt Burgan (5 October 2016). "Chaplin appointed offensive coordinator". melbournefc.com.au.
6. Navaratnam, Dinny (5 October 2016). "Troy Chaplin rejects Tigers for Demon coaching role". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
7. "Letter from Brad Green; Goodwin departs". melbournefc.com.au. 5 August 2025.
8. "'Got that wrong': Candid coach's response to shock Demons backflip after $1m axing". 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
9. "AFL 2025: Melbourne interim coach Troy Chaplin won't pursue the senior position next season". 8 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
10. "'I won't be pursuing it': Why Demons caretaker is not chasing vacant senior coaching role". 10 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
11. "Troy Chaplin". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

External links

• Troy Chaplin's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
• Troy Chaplin's playing statistics from AFL Tables