Basil Flynn

Basil Flynn
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-12-06) 6 December 1955 (age 69)
Original team(s) Newtown & Chilwell
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1983–1984 Geelong 6 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Basil Flynn (born 6 December 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Flynn was 27 when he made his first appearances for Geelong, late in the 1983 VFL season.[2] He played in rounds 17 to 19, then lost his place in the team when Peter Featherby returned from injury.[2][3] His three other league games came in 1984.[2] He won a Mathieson Medal in 1985 while playing for Newtown & Chilwell.[4] His contributions in Newtown & Chilwell's 1985 and 1986 Geelong Football League premiership winning teams saw him named "Best player" in both grand finals.[5] He was captain for the 1986 premiership.[4]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ a b c "Basil Flynn". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ The Age, "Forgotten Hawks in", 12 August 1983, p. 34
  4. ^ a b "Detailed History". SportingPulse: Newtown & Chilwell Football Club.
  5. ^ "Best in GFL Grand Final - Football & Netball Geelong" (PDF). Football Geelong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. (PDF)