Brett Chandler (born 11 July 1975) 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
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
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**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
and
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
Chandler made his way into the Fitzroy team from the reserves, after originally coming to the club from the
Eastern Ranges
The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition.
The club is a founding member of the competition (1992) and has produced several players for the Australian Football Leagu ...
Under 18s. He played his first AFL season in 1995 and in 1996 averaged 16 disposals.
When the
Brisbane Lions
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The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...
were formed, Chandler wasn't amongst the Fitzroy players that headed to Queensland, instead joining reigning premiers North Melbourne. He made his way into the seniors immediately and played the first 14 games of the
1997 AFL season
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, missed round 15 then played every game for the rest of the year including three finals. Chandler was not able to participate in the Kangaroos 1999 premiership-winning season, as he spent all year on the sidelines with a broken leg.
He returned in 2000 but could only manage four games, the last of which was a 125-point loss to
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in a qualifying final.
He is now the coaching director of the Beverly Hils Junior Football Club.
References
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1975 births
Fitzroy Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club players
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Eastern Ranges players