DOB: 26 January 1921
Died: November 2010
From: Alphington
Games: 0 (108 total)
Goals: 0
Career statistics
Cleared to Melbourne in April 1939 and played in that year's Seconds premiership. The wingman was cleared to VFA side Yarraville in June 1940, but returned to Melbourne's Seconds list until 1945, missing much of that time due to war service. Chanter's father - also named Vic - had played for Fitzroy, but the younger Chanter was lured to Melbourne with the promise of a job with the Vacuum Oil company. A workplace injury kept him out of the game for twelve months and when he returned to health Chanter enlisted in the army.
After finishing in the Army in 1946 he was meant to return to the Demons, but discovered on the last day before zoning came into effect that he was zoned to Collingwood. Not wanting to play for them his father took him to Fitzroy, who were having a practice match that night, where he signed. He won the Roys Best and Fairest in 1951 and in 1953 left to become captain/coach of Maryborough where he spent three years.
Notes
Shown as T. Chanter in clearance report. Possibly the V. Chanter cleared from Northcote Seconds to Fairfield in 1941.
Media
Sun - 22/04/1939, 27/06/1940
Argus - 25/09/1939
Links
Fitzroy, for the love of the jumper
Media
The Argus - 30/05/1952