Bert Foster Explained

Bert Foster
Birth Date:19 August 1906
Birth Place:Echuca, Victoria
Death Place:Sandringham, Victoria
Originalteam:Echuca
Height:185 cm
Weight:89 kg
Statsend:1936
Years1:1928–1936
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:133 (65)
Careerhighlights:
  • Richmond Premiership Player 1934
  • Interstate Games:- 1
  • Richmond Seconds Captain 1939
  • Runner up in Brownlow Medal, 1930

Bert Foster (19 August 1906 – 31 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1928 and 1936 for the Richmond Football Club. Originally from Echuca, he later coached the Richmond seconds team and the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association.[1] He was a fireman for the MFB and died on duty.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: TRAGIC ACCIDENT. . . Echuca, Vic. . 1 September 1942 . 12 October 2013 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Fireman Killed In Accident . . Melbourne . 1 September 1942 . 12 October 2013 . 4 . National Library of Australia.