Jeffrey Chandler

Recruited from Strathmore in the Essendon District Football League, Jeff Chandler was a reliable small defender who serviced the North Melbourne backline during a transitional period for the club in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Standing at 179cm, he was typically deployed in a back pocket or on a half-back flanker, where he was tasked with checking opposition rovers and providing steady, if unflashy, support to the defensive unit. After a slow start to his career, Chandler cemented his spot in the senior side during the 1990 and 1991 seasons, featuring prominently in the Kangaroos' 1991 finals campaign. His career concluded with a statistical oddity; after being delisted at the end of 1992, North Melbourne re-drafted him with pick 110—one of the lowest selections in National Draft history—to retain him as depth, though he did not add to his game tally in 1993 and departed just before the club's golden premiership era began.