Bill Frendin

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Bill Frendin
Personal information
Full nameMagnus Joseph Frendin
Born1919
Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 May 2014 (aged 94–95)
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Weight14 st 1 lb (89 kg)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1945 St. George 20000
Source: [1]

Magnus Joseph 'Bill' Frendin (1919-2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

Frendin was a lower grade player at St. George who played two first grade games in 1945. With so many players enlisted in World War II, Bill Frendin (who was a police constable at Rockdale, New South Wales) was able to fill in at prop for Bill McRitchie on two occasions. [2] Bill Frendin was the Superintendent at the St.George Police Citizens Boys Club during his playing days and went on to become a detective in later years. [3]

Frendin died on 6 May 2014, aged 94 at the Gannon Gardens Nursing Home, Hurstville, New South Wales. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "W Frendin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ↑ The Sun (Sydney) (2/8/1945) "Policeman replaces McRitchie" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230462537?searchTerm=%22frendin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  3. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  4. ↑ Daily Telegraph (Sydney) Death Notice (7/5/2014)


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