Ian Gillett Explained

Ian Gillett
Birth Date:20 September 1928
Originalteam:South Surfers
Height:188 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1958
Years1:1951–1958
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:135 (112)

Ian Gillett (20 September 1928 – 28 February 2008)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.

Gillett was a ruckman but was also capable of playing the key positions. He was South Melbourne's leading goalkicker in 1953 and won the Best and Fairest award in 1956.

Gillett was captain-coach of Coolamon Football Club from 1959 to 1963 and steered them to a premiership in 1959.[2]

Gillett was captain of the South West Football League (New South Wales) representative team that won the 1964 VFCL Country Championships.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ian Gillett - Player Bio. Australian Football. 20 November 2014.
  2. Web site: 1970 - SWDFL Aussie Ruler Programme . NSW Football History . SWDFL . 1 January 2023 . 9 . 20 September 1970.
  3. Web site: South West DFL: 1964 season review . Swans on Screen . Griffith FNC . 1 January 2023 . 1964.