Basil Flynn Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Basil Flynn. AFL Tables.
  3. The Age, "Forgotten Hawks in", 12 August 1983, p. 34
  4. Web site: Detailed History. SportingPulse: Newtown & Chilwell Football Club.
  5. Web site: Best in GFL Grand Final - Football & Netball Geelong. Football Geelong. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215073423/http://www.footballgeelong.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/GFL_Football_History/2013GFL_Best_in_Grand_Final.pdf. 15 December 2013. dmy-all. (PDF)