Fraser joined Port Melbourne in 1889, and established himself as a forward. He was Port Melbourne's leading goalkicker each year from 1890 to 1893, including kicking 40 goals in the 1892 season.[2] Highly sought after, he joined the neighbouring South Melbourne Football Club – at that time a bitter rival of Port Melbourne – in 1894; but Port Melbourne refused to transfer him, and he ultimately stood out of football for the whole of the 1894 season.[3]
Prior to 1895, he was finally cleared to South Melbourne,[4] 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.
Referencesedit
^"Bill Fraser - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
^"Close of the Football Season". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 26 September 1892. p. 6.
^Keenan, Terry (2001), "Keeping out the riff-raff – Port Melbourne's exclusion from the Victorian Football League in 1896", Sporting Traditions, 17 (2): 1–16
^"Football". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 3 May 1895. p. 3.
Bill Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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bill, fraser, australian, footballer, william, buns, fraser, march, 1867, february, 1938, australian, rules, footballer, played, south, melbourne, victorian, football, league, both, south, melbourne, port, melbourne, victorian, football, association, bill, fra. William 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 Bill FraserPersonal informationFull nameWilliam FraserDate of birth29 March 1867Place of birthMerton VictoriaDate of death21 February 1938 1938 02 21 aged 70 Place of deathMansfield VictoriaOriginal team s Port Melbourne VFA Position s UtilityPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1889 1893Port Melbourne98 137 1895 1896South Melbourne VFA 35 30 1897 1904South Melbourne88 18 Total221 185 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Fraser joined Port Melbourne in 1889 and established himself as a forward He was Port Melbourne s leading goalkicker each year from 1890 to 1893 including kicking 40 goals in the 1892 season 2 Highly sought after he joined the neighbouring South Melbourne Football Club at that time a bitter rival of Port Melbourne in 1894 but Port Melbourne refused to transfer him and he ultimately stood out of football for the whole of the 1894 season 3 Prior to 1895 he was finally cleared to South Melbourne 4 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 edit Bill Fraser Player Bio Australian Football Retrieved 14 March 2015 Close of the Football Season The Argus Melbourne VIC 26 September 1892 p 6 Keenan Terry 2001 Keeping out the riff raff Port Melbourne s exclusion from the Victorian Football League in 1896 Sporting Traditions 17 2 1 16 Football The Argus Melbourne VIC 3 May 1895 p 3 Bill Fraser s playing statistics from AFL Tables Holmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Fraser Australian footballer amp oldid 1155553385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
