Jim Fraser (Australian footballer)

Jim Fraser
Jim Fraser (front) evading Ern Elliott, 1922.
Personal information
Full name	James Fraser
Date of birth	(1896-12-21)21 December 1896
Place of birth	Mansfield, Victoria
Date of death	5 November 1975(1975-11-05) (aged 78)
Place of death	Preston, Victoria
Original team(s)	Mansfield
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1922–23	Carlton	14 (13)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Fraser, MM (21 December 1896 – 5 November 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ^[1]

Before his football career Fraser served with distinction in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal in October 1917 for "bravery in the field".^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
2. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.

External links

• Jim Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jim Fraser's profile at Blueseum