Charlie Fisher
Personal information
Full name Charles Henry Fisher
Date of birth 17 November 1892
Place of birth Cobram, Victoria
Date of death 4 March 1983(1983-03-04) (aged 90)
Place of death Brunswick, Victoria
Original team(s) Muckatah,[1] Kyabram (GVFL)
Debut Round 2, 1914, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914–1921 Carlton 111 (147)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charlie "Spot" Fisher (17 November 1892 – 4 Mar 1983) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Fisher played in three consecutive premierships for Muckatah in the Goulburn Valley Football Association in 1910,[2] 1911[3] and 1912,[4] before playing with Kyabram Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL) in 1913 and 1914.

Fisher made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 2 of the 1914 season.[5] Fisher played with Kyabram in the GVFL on a Wednesday,[6] then with Carlton in the VFL on a Saturday in 1914. Fisher managed to kick 39 goals for Kyabram in 11 games[7] and 22 goals for Carlton in 16 games in 1914!

Fisher was a member of the Carlton's 1914 and 1915 VFL premiership teams and was also a member of their 1916 VFL Grand Final team that lost to Fitzroy.

In 1919, he was club captain and also led the team's goalkicking.

Fisher retired from VFL football at the end of the 1921 season and was appointed as captain / coach of Brunswick in the VFA, who finished 5th.

References

  1. ^ "1921 - C Fisher retains form". The Herald. 20 August 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  2. ^ "1910 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 6 October 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. ^ "1911 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 28 September 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ^ "1912 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 3 October 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ^ "1914 - Fisher debuts for Carlton FC". Kyabram Guardian. 8 May 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ^ "1914 - Goulburn Valley FL - 1st Semi Final teams". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria). 12 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. ^ "1914 - Fisher - 9 goals v Rochester". Shepparton Advertiser. 22 June 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

External links

Carlton Football Club 1914/15 VFL premiers
Captains of the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club · leading goalkickers
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