Bert Chapman
St Kilda
AFL career
7 games1 goals
- Debut
- R2 1914 v CAR2 May 1914
- Most recent
- R17 1914 v GEE22 Aug 1914
Stats
Bio
A New South Wales native born in Woollahra, Bert Chapman arrived at the Junction Oval via Paddington, making him a rare interstate recruit for the era. He broke into the St Kilda senior side midway through the 1914 season, managing seven appearances and booting a solitary goal in a brief introduction to VFL football. However, his sporting career was abruptly curtailed by global events; Chapman enlisted in the AIF’s 26th Battalion in June 1915 to serve in the Great War. His departure for service effectively closed the book on his league career after just one winter, leaving him as one of the many "what ifs" of the war generation whose potential was sacrificed for the conflict.
Profile
- Born
- 01 Dec 1891
- Died
- 04 Feb 1970 (aged 78y 65d)
- Birthplace
- Woollahra, NSW
- Deathplace
- St Kilda, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionA New South Wales native born in Woollahra, Bert Chapman arrived at the Junction Oval via Paddington, making him a rare interstate recruit for the era. He broke into the St Kilda senior side midway through the 1914 season, managing seven appearances and booting a solitary goal in a brief introduction to VFL football. However, his sporting career was abruptly curtailed by global events; Chapman enlisted in the AIF’s 26th Battalion in June 1915 to serve in the Great War. His departure for service effectively closed the book on his league career after just one winter, leaving him as one of the many "what ifs" of the war generation whose potential was sacrificed for the conflict.