Don Chipp (1947)

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http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/2185/donchipp.jpg

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Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Chipp)

After playing Australian rules football for Heidelberg in the Victorian Football Association, he played briefly in the (higher-grade) Victorian Football League with the Fitzroy Football Club (playing three games in 1947, for one goal). He also played for Prahran in the VFA and was a member of their 1951 Premiership side. He was also a finalist in the important Stawell Gift annual foot race.

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Statistics:

afl tables (http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/Don_Chipp.html)

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Number 3 (http://www.lions.com.au/portals/0/lions_docs/Lions_Guernsey_Numbers_History.pdf)

BRIS/LIONS Michael VOSS (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274419) 283
FITZ Gary PERT (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=789272) 153
FITZ Brian PERT (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23667227) 125
FITZ Arthur BATCHELOR 112
FITZ Mike ANDREWS 80
FITZ Ian MILLER 80
BRIS Stephen REYNOLDSON 58
FITZ Marcus SEECAMP (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23165842) 51
FITZ Clive FERGIE 50
FITZ Jim J. TOOHEY 45
FITZ Grant LAWRIE (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=789902) 44
LIONS Sam SHELDON (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=293207) 42*
FITZ Dan MURRAY 39
FITZ Tom MAGEE (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23777899) 39
FITZ Doug HAWKINS (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22255287) 21
FITZ Eric MOORE (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23970443) 19
FITZ Bill BUNWORTH 18
FITZ Anthony MELLINGTON (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22768718) 18
FITZ Fred BAMFORD 18
FITZ Kevin FOX 16
FITZ Clarrie FEATHERSTON 14
FITZ Len TOYNE 12
FITZ John CADUSCH 7
FITZ John FRAZER 6
BRIS Matthew AHMAT 6
FITZ Bruce CAMPBELL 6
FITZ Norm HILLARD (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=916260) 5
FITZ Mel RUDD 5
FITZ Ernie BURNES 4
FITZ Keith FORBES 4
FITZ Don CHIPP 3 <-
FITZ Brad GOTCH (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22526029) 3
FITZ Bernie FYFFE 2
FITZ Wally GRAY 1

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Alan Chipp (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24154053#post24154053) (brother)

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Link (http://harveyconstructions.com.au/harv/Illustrations.htm#Images/Illustrations/DON-CHIPP.jpg)

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/3111/donchipp8.jpg

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Link (http://www.democrats.org.au/speeches/index.htm?speech_id=1904&display=1) ....

But Don was not a one-dimensional career politician; he was also a family man, spent time overseas and was a talented sportspersonplaying a few games for the Fitzroy football club, playing district cricket and dabbling in professional sprinting. Perhaps his greatest claim to sporting fame was as the last batsmen to partner Sir Donald Bradman in the 1963 PMs XI against England.

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Don Chipp farewelled at state funeral (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-09-02/don-chipp-farewelled-at-state-funeral/1254716)
September 02, 2006

The founder of the Australian Democrats, Don Chipp, has been farewelled by about 1,000 people at a state funeral in Melbourne.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/3770/chippfuneral.jpg

BigFooty Thread (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265514)

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WHO IS the greatest man to ever play league football? (http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=59827)

There are some worthy contenders. Fighter pilot and Melbourne dual-premiership player Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott would win some votes. Others may consider another Demon, Jim Stynes, for his work with youth, while politicians like Maurice Rioli, Don Chipp, Ray Groom or Neil Trezise might have their supporters.

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Teams named (http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/22443613?searchTerm=don%20chipp%20fitzroy&searchLimits=)
Friday 1 August 1947B: Denning Hughson Curcio
HB: Hoskins Chanter Nicholls
C: Shillinglaw Stephen McLaughlin
HF: Kennedy Curtin Chipp
F: Fields E. Hart K. Hart
Foll: Clay Johnstone
Rover: Price
Emer: Toohey Tonn Vandersluys
McKenna Glossop

IN: Shillinglaw Chipp
OUT: Jarvis Ruthven

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May only have had a brief career, but how many players can say they've had a pass named after them? :)