Rod Carter

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Rod Carter
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-10-29) 29 October 1954 (age 66)
Place of birth Australia
Original team(s) Banyule
Debut Round 11, 1974, Fitzroy
vs.  Geelong, at Kardinia Park
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1974–1979 Fitzroy 076 (0)
1980–1990 South Melbourne/Sydney 217 (1)
Total293 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rod Carter (born 29 October 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL). By the end of his career he was just seven games short of joining the 300 club.

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Football career

A defender, Carter was used mostly at full-back and kicked just the one goal in his 16 seasons of football. That goal came in a game against Melbourne at the SCG in 1986. After spending his first six years with the now defunct Fitzroy during the late 1970s, Carter left the club and joined Port Melbourne of the Victorian Football Association. He was picked up by South Melbourne (later Sydney) after half a season and went on to play his best football there in the 1980s.

Personal life

He attended Macleod High School from 1967 to 1973. Since his retirement from playing Australian Rules Football he has been teaching at Sydney Technical High School as a PDHPE teacher.

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