Walter Douglas Chapman (1889-1975) was an

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er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Born in Dromana to Henry George Chapman and Isobella Gibson, Doug Chapman joined Richmond from Dromana at the start of the

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. In 1910, he transferred to

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in the

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(VFA), and he was a member of their premiership winning team in 1912. He returned to the VFL when he joined Melbourne, where he made ten senior appearances during the

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. In 1914, he joined

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in their first year of senior football in the VFA, and he played until 1919, making 29 appearances in total for the club. In 1917, he married Eveline Vere Innes, and they lived in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne until his death in 1975.

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* 1889 births 1975 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club players Melbourne Football Club players Essendon Association Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players People from Dromana, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1889-stub