Neil Chamberlain
Melbourne
AFL career
17 games10 goals
- Debut
- R20 1973 v FSC18 Aug 1973
- Most recent
- R4 1976 v CAR24 Apr 1976
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local club East Malvern, Neil Chamberlain was a versatile utility who graduated from the Melbourne Under-19s program in the early 1970s. Initially playing as a rover, he added significant bulk to his frame to eventually rotate through the ruck-rover position and defence, though he struggled to cement a permanent place in the senior 22. His career is best remembered for a prolific 1975 season in the seconds, where he won the Gardiner Medal as the VFL reserves best and fairest despite earning only a single senior call-up that year. Chamberlain played four final games in 1976 before leaving the club to carve out a solid tenure with Camberwell in the VFA.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Apr 1955 (age 71y 180d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local club East Malvern, Neil Chamberlain was a versatile utility who graduated from the Melbourne Under-19s program in the early 1970s. Initially playing as a rover, he added significant bulk to his frame to eventually rotate through the ruck-rover position and defence, though he struggled to cement a permanent place in the senior 22. His career is best remembered for a prolific 1975 season in the seconds, where he won the Gardiner Medal as the VFL reserves best and fairest despite earning only a single senior call-up that year. Chamberlain played four final games in 1976 before leaving the club to carve out a solid tenure with Camberwell in the VFA.