Arthur Chilcott Explained

Arthur Chilcott
Birth Date:26 February 1963
Originalteam:Western Suburbs
Height:183 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1985
Years1:1984–1985
Club1:Sydney Swans
Games Goals1:13 (14)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Illawarra Mercury, "Injury comes at bad time for Aidan Riley", 11 July 2013, Tim Barrow
  3. Web site: Phelan Medalists . NSW Football History . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111122431/http://nswfootballhistory.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Phelan-Medalists.pdf . 11 January 2014 . (PDF)
  4. Web site: Arthur Chilcott. AFL Tables.
  5. News: Australian Football: Swans take break to prime for Cup. . . 22 July 1984. 6 Section: SPORT . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Swans hold lead for 3-point win. . The Canberra Times . ACT . 22 April 1984 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Bay Border ties remain strong. . The Canberra Times . ACT . 20 February 1994. 10 . National Library of Australia.