Brett Chandler
Encyclopedia
Brett Chandler is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Fitzroy
and North Melbourne
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Chandler made his way into the Fitzroy team from the reserves, after originally coming to the club from the Eastern Ranges Under 18s. He played his first AFL season in 1995 and in 1996 averaged 16 disposals.
A merger with the Brisbane Bears
meant that many players had to be culled from both teams and Chandler found himself at reigning premiers North Melbourne. He made his way into the senior immediately and played the first 14 games of the 1997 AFL season
, 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 in a qualifying final.
He is now the coach of Old Trinity in the Victorian Amateur Football Association
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
and North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Chandler made his way into the Fitzroy team from the reserves, after originally coming to the club from the Eastern Ranges Under 18s. He played his first AFL season in 1995 and in 1996 averaged 16 disposals.
A merger with the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
meant that many players had to be culled from both teams and Chandler found himself at reigning premiers North Melbourne. He made his way into the senior immediately and played the first 14 games of the 1997 AFL season
1997 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and ....
, 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 in a qualifying final.
He is now the coach of Old Trinity in the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
.