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Key Facts

Full name
Arthur Batchelor

Known as
Arthur Batchelor

Nickname
Tich

Born
25 November 1902

Died
5 May 1952 (aged 49)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 153d
Last game: 29y 220d

Height and weight
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 63 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 3
North Melbourne: 40

Recruited from
Maffra (1924); Fitzroy (1932)

Arthur Batchelor

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FitzroyV/AFL1924-1931112700.6340%21.00—1.0012
North MelbourneV/AFL1932300.0033%———0
V/AFL1924-1932115700.6140%21.00—1.0012
Total1924-1932115700.6140%21.00—1.0012

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 2,855th player to appear, 2,071st most games played, 1,568th most goals kickedFitzroy: 302nd player to appear, 88th most games played, 64th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 155th player to appear, 850th most games played, 820th most goals kicked

The Fitzroy Club and supporters are highly delighted with Arthur Batchelor, of Maffra, and they consider him the ‘find’ of the season. Playing against Carlton last Saturday he put up a splendid exhibition and outpointed both Goonan and Bell.¹

Originally from Maffra, Arthur Batchelor was enticed to the metropolis by Melbourne, but it was with rivals Fitzroy that he ended up. One of the most diminutive VFL players of his era at just 168 cm and 63 kg he was nevertheless a highly adept rover, playing 112 VFL games and booting 70 goals for the Roys between 1924 and 1931 before spending the 1932 season with North Melbourne, where he added a final three games to his tally.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “Traralgon Record”, 2/5/24, page 3. Fitzroy withstood a strong finish from Carlton to squeeze home by a couple of points, 16.9 to 15.13.

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.