Basil Flynn | |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1955 |
Originalteam: | Newtown & Chilwell |
Height: | 178 cm |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Statsend: | 1984 |
Years1: | 1983–1984 |
Club1: | Geelong |
Games Goals1: | 6 (1) |
Basil Flynn (born 6 December 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Flynn was 27 when he made his first appearances for Geelong, late in the 1983 VFL season.[2] He played in rounds 17 to 19, then lost his place in the team when Peter Featherby returned from injury.[2] [3] His three other league games came in 1984.[2] He won a Mathieson Medal in 1985 while playing for Newtown & Chilwell.[4] His contributions in Newtown & Chilwell's 1985 and 1986 Geelong Football League premiership winning teams saw him named "Best player" in both grand finals.[5] He was captain for the 1986 premiership.[4]