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VALE Chester MacKean

Saturday, February 13, 2021 - 9:16 AM

PREMIERSHIP RUCKMAN DIES

Dual Perth premiership player Chester Mackean, who was a prominent member of coach Ken Armstrong’s strong league sides during the 1970s, died on February 22 after a battle with cancer. He was aged 66.

Chester was a strongly built athletic ruckman and skilful palmer of the ball. He made his league debut in 1973 and went on to play 100 games in a career that extended to 1980.

He was a reserve in the 1976 premiership side. But the next year Chester was in the selected 18 and, starting in the back pocket and changing with lead ruckman Wim Rosbender, celebrated another grand final victory. Wim recalled that Chester, who joined the Demons from Toodyay, possessed a prodigious leap. 

Chester had retired after a 40-year career with the WA Fire Brigade.

The Club extends its sincere sympathy to his wife Corinne, daughters Kelly and Jemma, son John and the whole Mackean family.

PETER KENNEDY

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Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 18 13 5 136.06% 52
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 18 11 6 113.88% 46
East FremantleEast Fremantle 18 12 6 141.85% 44
ClaremontClaremont 18 11 7 115.81% 44
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 18 10 7 107.15% 42
SubiacoSubiaco 18 6 12 86.74% 24
West PerthWest Perth 18 4 14 85.86% 16
PerthPerth 18 4 14 79.18% 16
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ClaremontClaremont 16 15 1 147.5% 60
East FremantleEast Fremantle 16 11 5 119.24% 44
SubiacoSubiaco 16 10 6 116.45% 40
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 16 9 7 126.87% 36
PerthPerth 16 9 7 101.87% 36
East PerthEast Perth 16 8 8 103.33% 32
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 16 4 12 90.42% 16
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 16 4 12 78.36% 16
West PerthWest Perth 16 2 14 52.26% 8
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West PerthWest Perth 16 12 3 135.53% 50
SubiacoSubiaco 16 11 5 104.97% 44
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 16 9 7 107.83% 36
PerthPerth 16 8 7 104.85% 34
East FremantleEast Fremantle 16 5 11 86.41% 20
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 16 5 11 78.29% 20
East PerthEast Perth 16 4 12 65.94% 16
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 16 3 13 82.96% 12
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ClaremontClaremont 14 11 3 187.93% 44
West PerthWest Perth 14 9 5 152.64% 36
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 14 8 6 144.49% 32
SubiacoSubiaco 14 6 8 148.14% 24
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 14 6 8 108.16% 24
East PerthEast Perth 14 2 12 24.24% 8
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 14 1 13 23.73% 4
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East FremantleEast Fremantle 14 11 3 163.33% 44
SubiacoSubiaco 14 9 5 125.76% 36
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 14 8 6 104.98% 32
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 14 7 7 81.6% 28
PerthPerth 14 6 8 104.46% 24
ClaremontClaremont 14 5 9 83.91% 20
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 14 2 12 50.66% 8
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