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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Mainwaring Chitty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1916-07-04)4 July 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Corryong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 1985(1985-04-04) (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Cudgewa (UMFL) Sunshine VSDL | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–1946 | Carlton | 147 (32) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Mainwaring Chitty (4 July 1916 – 4 April 1985) was anAustralian rules footballer in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
The son of Alan Peter Chitty (1884-1981), and Hannah Evelyne Chitty (1887-1974), née Wilson, Robert Mainwaring "Bob" Chitty was born atCorryong, Victoria on 4 July 1916.
He married Hazel Irene Leggo (1907-1976) on 26 April 1941.[2]
Chitty's brotherPeter played VFL football forSt Kilda. Later, as aprisoner of War inChangi Prison, Peter was awarded a "Brownlow Medal" for being the Best and Fairest player in the Changi Football League.[3][4]
Chitty played much of his junior and amateur football for his home town ofCudgewa.
Leaving the country for the city, Chitty played for Sunshine in the Victorian Sub-Districts before being signed by Carlton. Chitty made his debut for theCarlton Football Club in Round 7 of the1937 season. While a brilliant, versatile player, Chitty built his reputation as one of the game's most fearsome hardmen:
Chitty captained Carlton to victory in the infamous1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final. Chitty's king hit ofSouth Melbourne'sRon Clegg in the second quarter is seen as what triggered the succession of violent incidents that garnered the match its nickname. In the fourth quarter, Chitty was knocked out by opponentLaurie Nash.[5] After the match, Chitty was suspended for eight weeks for elbowingBill Williams.
After leaving Carlton at the end of the1946 VFL season, Chitty spent several years in country Victoria as captain-coach of theBenalla Football Club in theOvens and Murray Football League from 1947 to 1949,[6] during which time he led the goalkicking on two occasions.
Chitty then moved to Tasmania in 1950,[7] where he served as captain-coach of theScottsdale Football Club. He won theNorthern Tasmanian Football Association goalkicking in 1952 with 40 goals. He finished his playing career with Ringarooma in theNorth East Football Union;[8] and, in 1956, he kicked 105 goals for the season.
In 1947, while he was living in Benalla,[9] Chitty ("a good horseman and bushman")[10] starred asbushrangerNed Kelly in the critically panned feature film,The Glenrowan Affair, that was released in 1951.[11]
He died atLaunceston, Tasmania on 4 April 1985.
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