Lindsay Fricker
Personal information
Full name David Lindsay Fricker
Date of birth (1905-09-29)29 September 1905
Place of birth Warragul, Victoria
Date of death 23 December 1990(1990-12-23) (aged 85)
Place of death Darwin, Northern Territory
Original team(s) Sandringham
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 Sandringham (VFA) 20 (2)
1930 Fitzroy (VFL) 1 (0)
1931-1934 Sandringham (VFA) 21 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Lindsay Fricker (29 September 1905 – 23 December 1990), known as "Lindsay Fricker", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of David John Fricker (1874-1951),[2] and Rosetta Ann Fricker (1869-1942), née Roberts,[3][4] David Lindsay Fricker was born at Warragul on 29 September 1905.

He married Jeanne Davis McKay at Sandringham, Victoria on 6 March 1937.[5][6]

Football

Sandringham (VFA)

Recruited from the Black Rock Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA),[7] he was a member of the team that played against Brighton Football Club in the Sandringham Football Club's first match in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) competition on 20 April 1929.[8] Twice injured, he played in 20 of the team's 22 matches in that first season.

Fitzroy (VFL)

Cleared from Sandringham to Fitzroy in May 1930,[9] his single senior game for the Fitzroy Football Club was against Carlton, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 26 July 1930.

Sandringham (VFA)

Cleared from Fitzroy in April 1931,[10] he returned to Sandringham, and went on to play another 21 senior matches over four seasons (1931-1934).

Black Rock (VAFA)

In 1935 he was cleared from Sandringham to the Black Rock Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[11]

Loss of right arm

On 27 November 1948, Fricker was involved in an accident when the car he was driving collided with a truck on the Calder Highway near Woodend, Victoria. A carpenter by trade, he lost his right arm and, three years later, was awarded £7,500 in damages.[12]

Death

He died at Darwin, Northern Territory on 23 December 1990.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.298.
  2. ↑ Deaths: Fricker, The Argus, (Friday, 6 April 1951), p.14.
  3. ↑ Marriages: Fricker—Roberts, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 16 November 1901), p.32.
  4. ↑ Deaths: Fricker, The Argus, (Thursday, 14 May 1942), p.2.
  5. ↑ Marriages: Fricker—McKay, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 April 1937), p.7.
  6. ↑ "David Lindsay Fricker". Find a Grave.
  7. ↑ He had, earlier and unsuccessfully, tried out with Richmond; see: Smart Centre Man, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 5 June 1929), p.9.
  8. ↑ Brighton Too Strong: Sandringham's Stamina Fails, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 April 1929), p.1.
  9. ↑ Association: Several Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 22 May 1930), p.6.
  10. ↑ Season Opens Today, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1931), p.14.
  11. ↑ Association Clearances, The Argus, (Thursday, 23 May 1935), p.13.
  12. ↑ £7500 Damages for Lost Arm, The Age, (Tuesday, 9 October 1951), p.4.
  13. ↑ "Jeanne Davis Fricker". Find a Grave.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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