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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1949–2022)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
| lastname = Chandler
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Neil Chandler
| image =
| image =
| fullname = Neil Percival Chandler
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| birthdate = 6 May 1949
| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|5|6|df=yes}}
| birthplace =
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|6|24|1949|5|6|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = [[Welshpool Football Club|Welshpool]]
| originalteam = [[Welshpool Football Club|Welshpool]]
| heightweight = 185 cm / 83 kg
| dead =
| deathdate =
| deathplace =
| debutdate = Round 14, 1968
| debutdate = Round 14, 1968
| debutteam = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| debutteam = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| debutopponent = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| debutopponent = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| debutstadium = [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| debutstadium = [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| height = 185 cm
| playingteams = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] (1968-74)
| weight = 83 kg
* 76 games, 22 goals
| position =
[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] (1974)
* 6 games, 3 goals
'''Total''' 82 Games, 25 Goals
| coach =
| coachingteams =
| statsend = 1974
| statsend = 1974
| years1 = 1968–1974
| careerhighlights =
| club1 = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| games_goals1 = 76 (22)
| years2 = 1974
| club2 = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| games_goals2 = {{0}}6 {{0}}(3)
| games_goalstotal = 82 (25)
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'''Neil Chandler''' (born 6 May 1949) is a former [[Australian rules]] footballer who played for [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]].
'''Neil Chandler''' (6 May 1949 – 24 June 2022)<ref>[https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1155995/three-time-premiership-player-neil-chandler-passes-away Three-time premiership player Neil Chandler passes away]</ref> was an [[Australian rules]] footballer who played for [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]].


Chandler played with Carlton during a successful era for the club and was a member of three premiership teams. He was a reserve in their 1968 and 1970 flags but earned a starting spot in 1972, playing on a half forward flank. Midway into the 1974 season he crossed to St Kilda before retiring at the end of the year.
Chandler played with Carlton during a successful era for the club and was a member of three premiership teams. He was a reserve in their 1968 and 1970 flags but earned a starting spot in 1972, playing on a half forward flank. Midway into the 1974 season he crossed to St Kilda before retiring at the end of the year.

Chandler was inducted into the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carney, Chandler and Fevola to enter Hall of Fame|date=18 March 2024|author=Carlton Media|accessdate=20 March 2024|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1509064/carney-chandler-and-fevola-to-enter-hall-of-fame}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{AflRleague|ref=N/Neil_Chandler.html}}

==External links==
*{{AFL Tables | N/Neil_Chandler }}
*[http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Neil+Chandler Blueseum profile]
*[http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Neil+Chandler Blueseum profile]


{{1968 Carlton Blues premiership players}}
{{1968/70/72 Carlton triple premiership players}}


{{1970 Carlton Blues premiership players}}

{{1972 Carlton Blues premiership players}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Carlton Football Club players]]
[[Category:Carlton Football Club players]]
[[Category:Carlton Football Club premiership players]]
[[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]]
[[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]


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Latest revision as of 06:06, 29 December 2024

Neil Chandler
Personal information
Full name Neil Percival Chandler
Date of birth (1949-05-06)6 May 1949
Date of death 24 June 2022(2022-06-24) (aged 73)
Original team(s) Welshpool
Debut Round 14, 1968, Carlton vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1968–1974 Carlton 76 (22)
1974 St Kilda 6 (3)
Total 82 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Neil Chandler (6 May 1949 – 24 June 2022)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL.

Chandler played with Carlton during a successful era for the club and was a member of three premiership teams. He was a reserve in their 1968 and 1970 flags but earned a starting spot in 1972, playing on a half forward flank. Midway into the 1974 season he crossed to St Kilda before retiring at the end of the year.

Chandler was inducted into the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame in 2024.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Three-time premiership player Neil Chandler passes away
  2. ^ Carlton Media (18 March 2024). "Carney, Chandler and Fevola to enter Hall of Fame". Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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