Jump to content

Ian Gillett: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m →‎External links: update template
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
Line 7: Line 8:
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|2|28|1928|9|20|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|2|28|1928|9|20|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| originalteam = South Surfers
| originalteam = South Surfers
| heightweight = 188 cm / 86 kg
| height = 188 cm
| years = 1951–1958
| weight = 86 kg
| position =
| clubs = [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
| games(goals) = 135 (112)
| statsend = 1958
| statsend = 1958
| years1 = 1951–1958
| club1 = [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
| games_goals1 = 135 (112)
| careerhighlights =
}}
}}

'''Ian Gillett''' (20 September 1928 – 28 February 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Ian%2BGillett/8103|title=Ian Gillett - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]] during the 1950s.
'''Ian Gillett''' (20 September 1928 – 28 February 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Ian%2BGillett/8103|title=Ian Gillett - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]] during the 1950s.


Gillett was a ruckman but was also capable of playing the key positions. He was South Melbourne's leading goalkicker in 1953 and won the [[Bob Skilton Medal|Best and Fairest award]] in 1956.
Gillett was a ruckman but was also capable of playing the key positions. He was South Melbourne's leading goalkicker in 1953 and won the [[Bob Skilton Medal|Best and Fairest award]] in 1956.

Gillett was captain-coach of Coolamon Football Club from 1959 to 1963 and steered them to a premiership in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 - SWDFL Aussie Ruler Programme |url=https://www.nswfootballhistory.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1970-09-20-SWDFL-The-Aussie-Ruler-Vol.-11-No.-23.pdf |website=NSW Football History |publisher=SWDFL |access-date=1 January 2023 |pages=9 |date=20 September 1970}}</ref>

Gillett was captain of the [[South West Football League (New South Wales)]] representative team that won the 1964 VFCL Country Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=South West DFL: 1964 season review |url=https://www.swansonscreen.com/1964 |website=Swans on Screen |publisher=Griffith FNC |access-date=1 January 2023 |date=1964}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 23: Line 32:


==External links==
==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=I/Ian_Gillett.html}}
*{{AFL Tables | I/Ian_Gillett }}


{{Sydney Swans captains}}
{{Sydney Swans captains}}
Line 31: Line 40:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillett, Ian}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillett, Ian}}
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Sydney Swans players]]
[[Category:Sydney Swans players]]
[[Category:Bob Skilton Medal winners]]
[[Category:Bob Skilton Medal winners]]

Latest revision as of 04:25, 7 May 2023

Ian Gillett
Personal information
Date of birth 20 September 1928
Date of death 28 February 2008(2008-02-28) (aged 79)
Original team(s) South Surfers
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1958 South Melbourne 135 (112)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ian Gillett (20 September 1928 – 28 February 2008)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.

Gillett was a ruckman but was also capable of playing the key positions. He was South Melbourne's leading goalkicker in 1953 and won the Best and Fairest award in 1956.

Gillett was captain-coach of Coolamon Football Club from 1959 to 1963 and steered them to a premiership in 1959.[2]

Gillett was captain of the South West Football League (New South Wales) representative team that won the 1964 VFCL Country Championships.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Ian Gillett - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "1970 - SWDFL Aussie Ruler Programme" (PDF). NSW Football History. SWDFL. 20 September 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "South West DFL: 1964 season review". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. 1964. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
[edit]