Keith Fraser (footballer)

Keith Fraser
Fraser during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	Keith R. Fraser
Date of birth	17 April 1913
Place of birth	chelsea
Date of death	13 July 2003(2003-07-13) (aged 90)
Original team(s)	Chelsea
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman/Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1933–1936	Collingwood	62 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership player - 1935 & 1936
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keith R. Fraser (17 April 1913 – 13 July 2003)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Fraser was primarily a ruckman but took spells in the forward pocket. He played in Collingwood's 1935 premiership side as a forward and participated in another premiership the following season when he was given the role of tagging the South Melbourne rovers. His final league game was the 1936 Grand Final.

In 1937 he had received promotion in the Postal department which necessitated his going to Tasmania.^[2] He choose Lefroy to play for and had 21 kicks and 11 marks in their winning 1937 premiership game.^[3]

He then went off to coach Cygnet in the Huon FA in 1939.

References

1. "Keith Fraser". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
2. The Age 9 April 1937
3. the Mercury 20 Sept 1937 page 12

• Keith Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.