Arthur Chilcott (born 26 February 1963) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with the

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in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Chilcott was recruited from Sydney club Western Suburbs, but came from the Illawarra and was the first person from that region to play league football. While at Western Suburbs he twice finished equal third in the

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, in 1982 and 1983. Debuting in the

1984 VFL season The 1984 VFL season was the 88th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 31 March until 29 September, and comprised a ...

, Chilcott appeared in 11 of the first 14 rounds, before being forced out of the side with injury. He kicked four goals in Sydney's round four win over Collingwood. The following year he made two league appearances. He left the Swans in 1986 to play rugby league for the Balmain Tigers. He later played for the Bateman's Bay Seahawks in the Australian Capital Territory Football League.

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