Graham Arthur

Graham Arthur
Personal information
Full name	Graham Francis Arthur
Date of birth	(1936-06-09) 9 June 1936
Original team(s)	Sandhurst (BFL)
Height/Weight	180cm / 86kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1955–1968	Hawthorn	232 (201)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	12 (7)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1964–1965	Hawthorn	36 (17–19–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968 season. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1965.
Career highlights
Hawthorn premiership captain 1961 Peter Crimmins Medal 1955, 1958, 1962 Australian Football Hall of Fame Hawthorn Team of the Century, captain Hawthorn captain 1960–1968

Graham Francis Arthur is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in the 1950s and 1960s.

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. He was named as captain of Hawthorn's official Team of the Century.

Arthur was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in the initial intake in 1996, his citation reading:

Hawthorn’s first premiership captain was a brilliant half-forward flanker/centreman.

Arthur's father Alan Arthur played for Essendon.

On 24 October 2000, Arthur was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australian football.

External links

• Graham Arthur's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• AFL: Australian Football Hall of Fame