| Frank Fitzpatrick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frank Fitzpatrick | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1932 | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 2003 (aged 71) | ||
| Original team(s) | Rochester | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958 | Geelong | 9 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Frank Fitzpatrick (2 March 1932 – 27 June 2003) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, are a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level of Australian rules football in Australia. The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with three in the AFL era. The Cats have also won nine McClelland Trophies, a record shared with Essendon.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.
Fitzpatrick was recruited to Geelong on the back of two strong seasons playing for Rochester in the Bendigo Football League. He won the 1956 and 1957 Michelsen Medals. While at Geelong he made nine appearances, all in the 1958 VFL season. [3]
The Rochester Football Club is an Australian rules football club, formed at a meeting held on 8 June 1874 at Tidy's Restdown Hotel. The club was formed with the purpose of soon "playing and beating Echuca". An intense rivalry that has endured ever since regardless of which competition each was playing in.
The Bendigo Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia.
The 1958 Victorian Football League season was the 62nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
