Les Chapple
Australian rules footballer
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Leslie Richard Chapple (9 November 1898 – 23 January 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Mitiamo, Victoria
Footscray, Victoria
| Les Chapple | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Richard Chapple | ||
| Born |
9 November 1898 Mitiamo, Victoria | ||
| Died |
23 January 1982 (aged 83) Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Eaglehawk (Bendigo FL) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1928 | Footscray | 32 (82) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Chapple was already 27 when he began his Footscray career, having previously played for Eaglehawk in the Bendigo Football League, before moving to Melbourne for work reasons.[1] He was one of three Footscray players to appear in all 18 games of the 1926 VFL season and was their joint leading goal-kicker with 42 goals, sharing the honours with Allan Hopkins.[2] A representative of the Victoria "B" side on two occasions, Chapple was the leading goal-kicker outright in 1927, kicking 32 goals.[3][4] He was cleared to Yarraville in 1928.[5]
