Graham Arthur
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| Full name | Graham Francis Arthur | ||
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| Original teamTemplate:Pluralize from text | Sandhurst (BFL) | ||
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| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955–1968 | Hawthorn | 232 (201) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 12 (7) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1964–1965 | Hawthorn | 36 (17–19–0) | |
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Graham Francis Arthur (9 June 1936 – 10 January 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
Arthur played primarily as a half forward, debuting while still only 18 years old.
He was the captain of the first Hawthorn side to win the Grand Final and made a dozen appearances for the Victorian state team.
Following his career at Hawthorn, Arthur was appointed playing coach of Bendigo Football League club Echuca[1] and led them to the 1970 premiership.
Arthur was named captain of Hawthorn's official Team of the Century.[2]
Arthur supported the planned merger between Hawthorn and Melbourne in 1996.[3][4]
Arthur was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in the initial intake in 1996, his citation reading:[5]
- Hawthorn's first premiership captain was a brilliant half-forward flanker/centreman.
Arthur's father Alan Arthur played for Essendon.[6]
On 24 October 2000, Arthur was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australian football.[7]
Statistics
Coaching statistics
Template:AFL coaching statistics legend Template:AFL coaching statistics start |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" | 1964 || Hawthorn | 18 || 13 || 5 || 0 || 72.2% || 5 || 12 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" | 1965 || Hawthorn | 18 || 4 || 14 || 0 || 22.2% || 12 || 12 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=2| Career totals ! 36 !! 17 !! 19 !! 0 !! 47.2% ! colspan=2| |}
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
- VFL premiership captain: 1961
- 3× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1955, 1958, 1962
- Hawthorn captain: 1960–1968 (most games played as captain – 153)
- Australian Football Hall of Fame
- Hawthorn Hall of Fame – Legend status
- Hawthorn Team of the Century – Captain
- Hawthorn life member
References
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- ^ "Farewell to Departed Stars", The Football Record, 5 April 1969, p. 8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AFL 2021: Graham Arthur dead at 84, Hawthorn legend, first premiership captain, Australian Football Hall of Fame member". Fox Sports. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheahan, Mike (16 September 1996). "MERGE – It's time to look ahead not back". hawkheadquarters.com. Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 16 March 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Linnell, Stephen; Rielly, Stephen (17 September 1996). "Proposed Demons, Hawks merger sparks outrage". The Age. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hall of Fame Players". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hillier, Kevin (2004). Like Father Like Son. Melbourne: Pennon Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Graham Francis Arthur". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
External links
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