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Chester Read

Chester Allan Read was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Full name Chester Allan Read
Born (1929-02-19)19 February 1929
Carisbrook, Victoria
Died 14 April 2001(2001-04-14) (aged 72)
Geelong, Victoria
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–50 South Melbourne 16 (4)
1953 St Kilda 1 (0)
Total 17 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Chester Allan Read (19 February 1929 – 14 April 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).1

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  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 733. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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