Colin Churchett (30 January 1926 – 5 February 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Glenelg in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as t ...

(SANFL). He also played a game for

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(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. Churchett 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

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when it opened in 2002.

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* * 1926 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Sydney Swans players Glenelg Football Club players South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees 2012 deaths {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub