Neville Caldwell
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| + | *GFC League Player Number: 569 | ||
| + | *GFC League Debut: Round 1, 1970 | ||
*Glenelg [[1970]] – [[1981]] | *Glenelg [[1970]] – [[1981]] | ||
** 265 games | ** 265 games | ||
** 258 goals | ** 258 goals | ||
* Premiership player 1973 | * Premiership player 1973 | ||
| + | * Represented South Australia once | ||
| + | * Inducted into the Glenelg [[Hall of Fame]] 2010 | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Stats current to end of 2009 | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Stats current to end of 2009 | ||
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| + | [[File:Neville Caldwell 1972.jpg|thumb|left|Neville Caldwell (1972)]] | ||
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== Biographical == | == Biographical == | ||
| - | *Born: | + | *Born: 8 January 1953 @ Port Lincoln |
| - | *Height: cm | + | *Height: 191 cm |
| - | *Weight: kg | + | *Weight: 83 kg |
| - | *Recruited from: | + | *Recruited from: Plympton |
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*GFC League Debut: 1970 | *GFC League Debut: 1970 | ||
| - | Guernsey Number: | + | Guernsey Number: [[22]] |
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Nickname: Twiggy | Nickname: Twiggy | ||
| - | Neville "Twiggy" Caldwell was a highly skilled Bay favourite. | + | Neville "Twiggy" Caldwell was a highly skilled Bay favourite. A skilful, long-kicking utility,he was ahead of his time, combining height and pace to burn. |
| - | Perhaps the most memorable incident in his career came in his last match for Glenelg - the 1981 Grand Final. In the second quarter Caldwell was knocked unconscious behind play by Port Adelaide hard nut, David Granger. The game stopped for over six minutes while medical staff carefully placed Caldwell onto a stretcher. Granger was reported by Glenelg, led by football director Harry Kernahan, and was | + | Perhaps the most memorable incident in his career came in his last match for Glenelg - the 1981 Grand Final. In the second quarter Caldwell was knocked unconscious behind play by Port Adelaide hard nut, David Granger. The game stopped for over six minutes while medical staff carefully placed Caldwell onto a stretcher. Granger was reported by Glenelg, led by football director Harry Kernahan, and was suspended for six games. |
| - | suspended for six games. | + | |
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | 1. [[Gallery Neville Caldwell|Gallery pictures]] | ||
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| + | 2. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo_52fhj-vI Video featuring Caldwell interview and 1981 grand final incident with David Granger] | ||
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2. The Pride of the Bay | 2. The Pride of the Bay | ||
| - | 3. [http://www.sanfl.com.au/files/_system/File/PDFs/budgets/2009/Round12.pdf The Budget] | + | 3. Grand Final Budget 1981 (Bio details) |
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| + | 4. [http://www.sanfl.com.au/files/_system/File/PDFs/budgets/2009/Round12.pdf The Budget] | ||
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[[Category:Players|Caldwell, Neville]] | [[Category:Players|Caldwell, Neville]] | ||
[[Category:Premiership Players|Caldwell, Neville]] | [[Category:Premiership Players|Caldwell, Neville]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hall of Fame|Caldwell, Neville]] | ||
Current revision as of 12:12, 16 August 2017
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Biographical
- Born: 8 January 1953 @ Port Lincoln
- Height: 191 cm
- Weight: 83 kg
- Recruited from: Plympton
- GFC League Debut: 1970
Guernsey Number: 22
Nickname: Twiggy
Neville "Twiggy" Caldwell was a highly skilled Bay favourite. A skilful, long-kicking utility,he was ahead of his time, combining height and pace to burn.
Perhaps the most memorable incident in his career came in his last match for Glenelg - the 1981 Grand Final. In the second quarter Caldwell was knocked unconscious behind play by Port Adelaide hard nut, David Granger. The game stopped for over six minutes while medical staff carefully placed Caldwell onto a stretcher. Granger was reported by Glenelg, led by football director Harry Kernahan, and was suspended for six games.
See also
2. Video featuring Caldwell interview and 1981 grand final incident with David Granger
References
2. The Pride of the Bay
3. Grand Final Budget 1981 (Bio details)
4. The Budget
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