| Fullname | Graham Francis Arthur |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 9 June 1936 |
| Death date | 10 January 2021 (aged 84) |
| Originalteam | Sandhurst (BFL) |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Weight | 86 kg |
| Years 1 | 1955–1968 |
| Games goals 1 | 232 (201) |
| Sooteam 1 | Victoria |
| Soogames goals 1 | 12 (7) |
| Statsend | 1968 |
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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] and led them to the 1970 premiership.
Arthur was named captain of Hawthorn's official Team of the Century.[2]
Arthur supported the planned merger between and 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
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" | 1964 || | 18 || 13 || 5 || 0 || 72.2% || 5 || 12 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" | 1965 || | 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
- VFL premiership player (): 1961
- 2× Minor premiership (): 1961, 1963
Individual
- VFL premiership captain: 1961
- 3× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1955, 1958, 1962
- Hawthorn captain: 1960–1968 (most games played as captain – 153)
- Australian Football Hall of Fame
- Hawthorn Hall of Fame – Legend status
- Hawthorn Team of the Century – Captain
- Hawthorn life member
References
- ^ "Farewell to Departed Stars", The Football Record, 5 April 1969, p. 8.
- ^ "AFL 2021: Graham Arthur dead at 84, Hawthorn legend, first premiership captain, Australian Football Hall of Fame member". Fox Sports. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ Sheahan, Mike (16 September 1996). "MERGE – It's time to look ahead not back". hawkheadquarters.com. Herald Sun. Archived 16 March 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Linnell, Stephen & Rielly, Stephen (17 September 1996). "Proposed Demons, Hawks merger sparks outrage". The Age. Archived 23 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Players". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ Hillier, Kevin (2004). Like Father Like Son. Melbourne: Pennon Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
- ^ "Graham Francis Arthur". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
External links
- AFL: Australian Football Hall of Fame 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine