Chaddy passed on the 22/10/2025. Great footballer for East Perth and Western Australia, as well as his illustrious cricketing career. RIP Chaddy
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A true east Perth player, a true gentleman and sportsman. Met him many times at functions and always had the time to talk about sport.
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A great sportsman. In another era Chaddy could have played cricket for Australia. One of the few to represent WA in both football and cricket RIP
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Very sad news about Chaddyâs passing.
I only heard yesterday that Derek was gravely ill.
A great cricketer/footballer who unfortunately played in an era when East Perth just couldnât take the chocolates.
Chaddy played in six of the Royalsâ seven losing grand finals between 1960 and 1971 inclusive, missing the 1968 GF due to injury (he was captain-coach in both 1967 and 1968).
Towards the end of his first-class career, he and fellow Royals great âNoddyâ McAullay opened the batting for WA.
While Chaddy didnât play in an EP premiership, he was a member of the successful 1967-68 WA Sheffield Shield side.
RIP Derek Chadwick.
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I was living in Busselton, I think, 1957, Derek was still in high school, but a star for Busselton FC, even then.
A champion player, champion cricketer.
Rest peacefully Derek.
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Geez, weâve lost too many lately. Condolences to the family. Chadwick being a champion player for East Perth and also one of the unluckiest at not playing in a winning Grand Final. Held the east perth club games record for many many years also before being surpassed by Wulfe.
Derek Chadwick has been remembered as one of the greatest all-round sportsmen in the history of Western Australia following his death, aged 84, on Wednesday.
East Perth Football Club, WA Cricket, Hale School and AFL Commission chair Richard Goyder were among those to pay tribute to the football and cricket great, who represented the state with distinction in its two most popular codes in the 1960s.
The East Perth wingman played a then-record 269 games with the Royals and 22 for WA, winning the Simpson Medal in 1964 and helping lead the State team to interstate carnival glory in 1961.
He also struck nine centuries as an opener among 4082 runs at first-class level and was a member of WAâs successful Sheffield Shield team in 1967-68.
After his playing career finished, Chadwick had a lengthy stint as a coach at the prestigious Hale School. He was later inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
âIt is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Derek Chadwick, who passed away peacefully on 22 October 2025,â Chadwickâs obituary in The West Australian read.
âLoving husband of Jan for 60 years, father of Jenny and Grant, grandfather of Oscar and Henry.
â#22 to the end. East Perth and WA forever.â
Royals chief executive James Sansalone described Chadwick as âa legend of the East Perth Football Clubâ.
Chadwick with Polly Farmer and Ron Alexander. Credit: Unknown/The West Australian
âAn incredibly gifted dual sportsman, he has not only left his mark on honour boards and record books, but on generations of supporters and athletes who were fortunate enough to play with, watch or be coached by him,â Sansalone said.
âWe pass our condolences and thoughts on to Jan, Jenny, Grant and the Chadwick family. Vale Chaddy.â
Goyder added: âDerek Chadwick was an incredible contributor to the state of Western Australia with his sporting feats, starring in the summer as a top-order batsman and then equally dominant in the winter as a wingman for East Perth.â
Headmaster Dean DellâOro said Hale School, which has a pavilion named in his honour, was âdeeply saddenedâ by the news of Chadwickâs passing.
Chadwick (left) in his cricket days. Credit: RON SULLIVAN/The West Australian
âDerek devoted more than 40 years of outstanding service and loyalty to Hale School, shaping the lives of generations of Hale boys through his leadership, mentorship and passion for sport,â the statement read.
âAs Sportsmaster from 1974 to 1995 and 1st XI Cricket coach from 1985 to 2006, Derek set the standard for commitment, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field.
âA respected colleague and friend to many, Derekâs impact on Hale life extended beyond the sporting arena. His legacy continues in the Chadwick Pavilion, dedicated in his honour on Old Boysâ Day in 2021, a lasting reminder of his contribution to the Hale School community.
Chadwick at Wesley College in 2000. Credit: Mal Fairclough/The West Australian
âOur heartfelt condolences are extended to Derekâs wife Jan, and children, Grant and Jenny. Derek will be remembered with immense respect, gratitude and affection by the entire Hale community.â
WA Cricket also released a statement: âWith heavy hearts, WA Cricket wishes to acknowledge the passing of former Sheffield Shield title winning player Derek Chadwick. WA Cricket extends its deepest sympathies to wife Jan and the Chadwick family.â
DEREK CHADWICKâS CROSS-CODE CAREER
FOOTBALL
- Games: 291. East Perth 269 (1959-72); WA 22
- Premierships: none; runner-up 1960-61, 1966-69, 1971
- Captain: 1967-69. Coach: 1968-69.
- Awards: Book Medal (EP fairest and best) 1963-64; Simpson Medal 1964, East Perth life member, WA Football Hall of Fame inductee (2004)
CRICKET
- 4082 runs (average 34.40)
- Nine centuries, 15 fifties
- Century on first-class debut
- Part of WAâs winning Sheffield Shield team in 1967-68
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Chaddy really is one of the last of a breed that could play dual sports at a high level
Sympathies to the Chadwick families
Archie, who coached EP in 1967. I know Kevin Murray was captain coach in â66 and Derek Chadwick coached in â68 and â69.
Cess, Derek Chadwick was actually captain-coach in 1967-68, succeeding Kevin Murray (1965-66).
After four years away from the club, Jack Sheedy came back to East Perth as non-playing coach in 1969 (Chadwick remained captain), before Mal Brown was appointed as captain-coach in 1970.
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Yes thanks Archie. I actually thought Derek was coach in 1967 but the West Australian couldnât even get that right. They stated he coached in â68 and â69.
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Cess, itâs most unlike the West to get a WAFL fact incorrect, isnât it? 
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