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Key Facts

Full name
Albert Chapman

Known as
Bert Chapman

Born
14 March 1942 (age 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 75d
Last game: 24y 89d

Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 65 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 37, 25

Bert Chapman

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodV/AFL1960, 1962-196668340.5053%7.741.181.003
Total1960, 1962-196668340.5053%7.741.181.003

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,160th player to appear, 3,521st most games played, 2,764th most goals kickedCollingwood: 615th player to appear, 278th most games played, 217th most goals kicked

Bert Champion was a handy rover and wingman who played 68 VFL games and kicked 35 goals for Collingwood between 1960 and 1966. He was 20th man in the Magpies’ losing grand final team against Melbourne in 1960, while four years later, when the result was repeated, he lined up on a wing. After leaving Collingwood he played 14 games and kicked 19 goals for VFA first division side Preston in 1967-8.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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