Australian rules footballer
| Fred Brooks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Fred Brooks | ||
| Date of birth | (1908-05-05)5 May 1908 | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 1996(1996-06-30) (aged 88) | ||
| Original team(s) | Teacher's Training College | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931 | Carlton | 2 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Fred Brooks (5 May 1908 – 30 June 1996) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Brooks later played for and coached Williamstown. In six seasons with 'Town, he missed just one game, with influenza in 1933, and totalled 111 games and 3 goals from 1932-37. Brooks was captain-coach in 1935, won the Club best and fairest and tied for the VFA Medal. He was runner-up in the Club best and fairest in 1936 and 1937. Brooks received life membership for his six seasons of service and is a member of the WFC Hall of Fame.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "Football Notes". Williamstown Chronicle. Vic. 21 March 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Fred Brooks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Fred Brooks's profile at Blueseum
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