Graham Arthur

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox AFL biography 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]

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

References

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External links

Template:1961 Hawthorn premiership players Template:Hawthorn Football Club captains Template:Hawthorn Football Club coaches Template:Peter Crimmins Medal Template:Hawthorn Football Club Hall of Fame Legends Template:Hawthorn Team of The Century


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  1. ↑ "Farewell to Departed Stars", The Football Record, 5 April 1969, p. 8.
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