Keith R. Fraser (17 April 1913 – 13 July 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.
Keith Fraser | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Keith R. Fraser | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1913 | ||
Place of birth | chelsea | ||
Date of death | 13 July 2003 | (aged 90)||
Original team(s) | Chelsea | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman/Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–1936 | Collingwood | 62 (9) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Fraser was primarily a ruckman but took spells in the forward pocket. He played in Collingwood's 1935 premiership side as a forward and participated in another premiership the following season when he was given the role of tagging the South Melbourne rovers. His final league game was the 1936 Grand Final.
In 1937 he had received promotion in the Postal department which necessitated his going to Tasmania.[2] He choose Lefroy to play for and had 21 kicks and 11 marks in their winning 1937 premiership game.[3]
He then went off to coach Cygnet in the Huon FA in 1939.
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Keith Fraser (footballer).
- ^ "Keith Fraser". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ The Age 9 April 1937
- ^ the Mercury 20 Sept 1937 page 12
- Keith Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.