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Colin Churchett

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1948 (88 goals)
1949 (72)
1950 (105)
1951 (102)

COLIN J CHURCHETT

Inducted SANFL Hall of Fame 2002 [1]
144 games and 555 goals for Glenelg , 1943 – 1954
7 matches for South Australia
Six time leading goal kicker for Glenelg
Kicked over 100 goals in seasons 1950 (105 goals) and 1951 (102 goals)
SANFL Leading Goal Kicker, 4 years

DoB 30-01-1926 ; played 1 game for South Melbourne 1944 [2]

[3] Glenelg full forward Colin Churchett achieved the distinction of being the first post-World War Two footballer in the SANFL to register 100 goals in a season. He managed the feat twice, in 1950 and 1951, and all told kicked 555 goals in his 145 game league career (which includes one game played with South Melbourne in 1944, while on war service in Victoria).

With characteristic eloquence, Jeff Pash described Churchett as "a wizard when it came to the matter of directing the essentially irregular object that is a football through the goals" (see footnote 1). He did this with almost equal facility in weak Glenelg teams as he did when the club was battling for the premiership. Although not a particularly long kick, his unerring accuracy extended to both feet, a comparatively rare capability at the time. He was equally effective from a snap shot or when kicking on the run, but formidable ground play was his acknowledged forté, with his ability to get boot tellingly to ball in awkward situations unparalleled among South Australian full forwards of his time.

Churchett topped Glenelg's goal kicking list six times in seven years and only Jack Owens and 'Fred' Phillis have kicked more goals in the black and gold.

^[1] "he was a wizard ... the delicate run-up and sensitive handling were pretty: the flight of the ball was not particularly." "cat-like tread"

^[2] played 12 matches with West-Glenelg in 1943. "Churchett is a clever mover on the ground" "Colin Churchett is another well-balanced mover. He is a most dangerous player at the goal-front, because he never gets very far from a kicking position. The fact that he can kick accurately with his left foot if required makes him more dangerous still."

^[3] "He is a formidable figure at the goalfront because he marks with fine judgement, is fast on the ground, and has a balanced, sure-footed stride that gives his kicking for goal its remarkable accuracy."

^ Pash, Jeff (1999). The Pash Papers Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964. Australia: Pioneer Books. p. 72. ISBN 0 908065. 48 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Pash, Jeff (1999). The Pash Papers Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964. Australia: Pioneer Books. p. 86. ISBN 0 908065. 48 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Pash, Jeff (1999). The Pash Papers Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964. Australia: Pioneer Books. p. 203. ISBN 0 908065. 48 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[1] Pash, Jeff (1999). The Pash Papers Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964. Australia: Pioneer Books. p. 72. ISBN 0 908065. 48 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[2] Pash, Jeff (1999). The Pash Papers Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964. Australia: Pioneer Books. p. 86. ISBN 0 908065. 48 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[3] Pash, Jeff (1999). The Pash Papers Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964. Australia: Pioneer Books. p. 203. ISBN 0 908065. 48 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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