The son of Alan Peter Chitty (1884-1981), and Hannah Evelyne Chitty (1887-1974), née Wilson, Robert Mainwaring "Bob" Chitty was born at Corryong, Victoria on 4 July 1916.
He married Hazel Irene Leggo (1907-1976) on 26 April 1941.[2]
Chitty's brother Peter played VFL football for St Kilda. Later, as a prisoner of War in Changi Prison, Peter was awarded a "Brownlow Medal" for being the Best and Fairest player in the Changi Football League.[3][4]
Footballedit
Chitty played much of his junior and amateur football for his home town of Cudgewa.
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 the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1937 season. While a brilliant, versatile player, Chitty built his reputation as one of the game's most fearsome hardmen:
"Some players manufacture aggression, others seem born to it; as far as Bob Chitty was concerned, aggression oozed out of his every pore." — australianfootball.com.
Chitty captained Carlton to victory in the infamous 1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final. Chitty's king hit of South Melbourne's Ron 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 opponent Laurie Nash.[5] After the match, Chitty was suspended for eight weeks for elbowing Bill Williams.
In 1947, while he was living in Benalla,[9] Chitty ("a good horseman and bushman")[10] starred as bushrangerNed Kelly in the critically panned feature film, The Glenrowan Affair, that was released in 1951.[11]
^Brownlow Medal: Corporal L. A. 'Peter' Chitty, 2/2 Australian Motor Ambulance Convoy, collection of the Australian War Memorial.
^Laurie Nash tells Peter Banfield why . . . I clocked Chitty, The Argus Weekender, (Saturday, 21 May 1955), p.9.
^Football Coach, The Benalla Ensign, (Friday, 20 December 1946), p.1.
^Scottsdale F.C. Coach Welcomed, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 18 November 1949), p.11.
^Bright Season Ahead for N.E.F.U., The North-Eastern Advertiser, (Friday, 23 April 1954), p.7.
^Brown, Alf, "'Ned Kelly' hits the Town", The Herald, (Friday, 9 January 1948), p.1.
^Ex-Football Captain in Ned Kelly Film, The Southern Cross News, (Friday, 7 November 1947), p.1.
^Gaunson, Stephen (2009), "B for Bad, B for Bogus and B for Bold: Rupert Kathner, The Glenrowan Affair and Ned Kelly", Colloquy, No.18, (December 2009), pp.193-207.
Referencesedit
World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Robert Main-Warring Chitty (V371762), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
B883, V371762: World War Two Service Record: Private Robert Main-Warring Chitty (V371762), National Archives of Australia.
External linksedit
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Bob Chitty, at Boyles Football Photos
Blueseum Biography: Bob Chitty
Blueseum: Bob Chitty's Tribunal Record
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chitty, robert, mainwaring, chitty, july, 1916, april, 1985, australian, rules, footballer, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namerobert, mainwaring, chitty, date, birth, 1916, july, 1916place, birthcorryong, victoriadate, death4, april, . Robert Mainwaring Chitty 4 July 1916 4 April 1985 was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League VFL Bob ChittyPersonal informationFull nameRobert Mainwaring Chitty 1 Date of birth 1916 07 04 4 July 1916Place of birthCorryong VictoriaDate of death4 April 1985 1985 04 04 aged 68 Place of deathLaunceston TasmaniaOriginal team s Cudgewa UMFL Sunshine VSDLHeight174 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight86 kg 190 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1937 1946Carlton147 32 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946 Career highlightsCarlton premiership player 1938 Carlton premiership captain 1945 Robert Reynolds Trophy 1941 1944 Carlton captain 1945 1946Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Football 3 Actor 4 Death 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksFamily editThe son of Alan Peter Chitty 1884 1981 and Hannah Evelyne Chitty 1887 1974 nee Wilson Robert Mainwaring Bob Chitty was born at Corryong Victoria on 4 July 1916 He married Hazel Irene Leggo 1907 1976 on 26 April 1941 2 Chitty s brother Peter played VFL football for St Kilda Later as a prisoner of War in Changi Prison Peter was awarded a Brownlow Medal for being the Best and Fairest player in the Changi Football League 3 4 Football editChitty played much of his junior and amateur football for his home town of Cudgewa 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 the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1937 season While a brilliant versatile player Chitty built his reputation as one of the game s most fearsome hardmen Some players manufacture aggression others seem born to it as far as Bob Chitty was concerned aggression oozed out of his every pore australianfootball com dd Chitty captained Carlton to victory in the infamous 1945 Bloodbath Grand Final Chitty s king hit of South Melbourne s Ron 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 opponent Laurie Nash 5 After the match Chitty was suspended for eight weeks for elbowing Bill Williams After leaving Carlton at the end of the 1946 VFL season Chitty spent several years in country Victoria as captain coach of the Benalla Football Club in the Ovens 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 the Scottsdale Football Club He won the Northern Tasmanian Football Association goalkicking in 1952 with 40 goals He finished his playing career with Ringarooma in the North East Football Union 8 and in 1956 he kicked 105 goals for the season Actor editIn 1947 while he was living in Benalla 9 Chitty a good horseman and bushman 10 starred as bushranger Ned Kelly in the critically panned feature film The Glenrowan Affair that was released in 1951 11 Death editHe died at Launceston Tasmania on 4 April 1985 Notes edit Nominal Roll Forthcoming Weddings The Sunshine Advocate Friday 21 March 1941 p 1 Shaw I 2006 Bloodbath Scribe Melbourne Brownlow Medal Corporal L A Peter Chitty 2 2 Australian Motor Ambulance Convoy collection of the Australian War Memorial Laurie Nash tells Peter Banfield why I clocked Chitty The Argus Weekender Saturday 21 May 1955 p 9 Football Coach The Benalla Ensign Friday 20 December 1946 p 1 Scottsdale F C Coach Welcomed The Launceston Examiner Friday 18 November 1949 p 11 Bright Season Ahead for N E F U The North Eastern Advertiser Friday 23 April 1954 p 7 Brown Alf Ned Kelly hits the Town The Herald Friday 9 January 1948 p 1 Ex Football Captain in Ned Kelly Film The Southern Cross News Friday 7 November 1947 p 1 Gaunson Stephen 2009 B for Bad B for Bogus and B for Bold Rupert Kathner The Glenrowan Affair and Ned Kelly Colloquy No 18 December 2009 pp 193 207 References editWorld War Two Nominal Roll Private Robert Main Warring Chitty V371762 Department of Veterans Affairs B883 V371762 World War Two Service Record Private Robert Main Warring Chitty V371762 National Archives of Australia External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob Chitty Bob Chitty s playing statistics from AFL Tables Bob Chitty at AustralianFootball com Bob Chitty at Boyles Football Photos Blueseum Biography Bob Chitty Blueseum Bob Chitty s Tribunal Record nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1916 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Chitty amp oldid 1176147671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
