Fred Chaplin
Personal information
Full nameFrederick William John Chaplin
Born8 July 1909
Waterloo, New South Wales
Died22 June 1974 (aged 64)
Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1930–32 South Sydney 10 4 0 0 12
1935–36 Canterbury-Bankstown 14 1 0 0 3
Total 24 5 0 0 15
Source: [1]
As of 21 February 2019

Fred Chaplin (1909-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for South Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown. Chaplin was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown.

Playing career

Chaplin began his career at South Sydney and played a total of 3 seasons at the club.

In 1935, Chaplin joined newly admitted Canterbury-Bankstown and played in the club first ever game against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval on 25 April 1935. Chaplin played a total of 12 games for the club as Canterbury finished second last on the table in its inaugural year.

In 1936, Chaplin only managed to play 2 games for Canterbury and his final game in first grade was against Balmain in Round 15 1936 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Fred Chaplin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  4. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Fred Chaplin". www.ssralmanac.com.


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