Australian rules footballer
Chris Carroll | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Christopher Arthur Carroll | ||
Date of birth | (1924-03-06)6 March 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 16 April 1994(1994-04-16) (aged 70) | ||
Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | St George, Centrals (Broken Hill) | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1947–1948 | North Melbourne | 13 (18) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Christopher Arthur Carroll (6 March 1924 – 16 April 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Carroll served in the Australian Army from 1942 to 1946.
Carroll, a left footer, trained with North Melbourne in late 1946 and impressed and moved to Melbourne from the Centrals Football Club in Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Carroll made his debut in round four, 1947 against Fitzroy, kicking one goal.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "World War II Roll: CARROLL, Christopher Arthur". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- "1946 - Football: Carroll may play in Victoria". Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW). 16 November 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "1947 - Broken Hill player at north gets chance". The Herald. 7 May 1947. p. 19. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
External links
- Chris Carroll's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Chris Carroll at AustralianFootball.com
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