Colin Churchett
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Colin Churchett was an Australian rules football
er who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL). He also played a game for South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
A full-forward known for his accuracy in front of goals, Churchett was the league's top goal-kicker for four consecutive seasons from 1948 to 1951. In the second half of that sequence he kicked 105 goals and 102 goals respectively. He was also Glenelg's leading goal-kicker in an additional two seasons. Churcett represented the South Australian interstate team on seven occasions during his career.
While away in Melbourne on war service in 1944, Churchett played a senior VFL game with South Melbourne. It came in a win over Geelong at Junction oval where South Melbourne scored an unusual 8.30.(78).
He was one of the inaugural inductees into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame
when it opened in 2002.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL). He also played a game for South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
A full-forward known for his accuracy in front of goals, Churchett was the league's top goal-kicker for four consecutive seasons from 1948 to 1951. In the second half of that sequence he kicked 105 goals and 102 goals respectively. He was also Glenelg's leading goal-kicker in an additional two seasons. Churcett represented the South Australian interstate team on seven occasions during his career.
While away in Melbourne on war service in 1944, Churchett played a senior VFL game with South Melbourne. It came in a win over Geelong at Junction oval where South Melbourne scored an unusual 8.30.(78).
He was one of the inaugural inductees into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame
South Australian Football Hall of Fame
The South Australian Football Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to recognise the players, coaches, umpires, administrators and journalists who had made a significant contribution in the South Australian National Football League...
when it opened in 2002.