Bill Fraser (Australian footballer)

Bill Fraser
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Fraser
Date of birth29 March 1867
Date of death21 February 1938 (aged 70)
Original teamPort Melbourne (VFA)
Position(s)Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1897-1904South Melbourne88 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1904 season.

Bill 'Buns' Fraser (29 March 1867 - 21 February 1938)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and for both South Melbourne and Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association.

Through the early 1890s, Fraser played as a forward for Port Melbourne. He kicked 40 goals in the 1892 season.[2] Prior to 1895, he was cleared to South Melbourne,[3] where he played in both the VFA and VFL until 1904. Fraser captained South Melbourne in its first two VFL seasons. He could play a variety of positions and was used as a winger, forward and centreman during his career. Fraser was a forward pocket in the 1899 VFL Grand Final loss to Fitzroy.

References

  1. ↑ "Bill Fraser - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Close of the Football Season". The Argus (Melbourne, VIC). 26 September 1892. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Football". The Argus (Melbourne, VIC). 3 May 1895. p. 3.