Charlie Fisher Explained

Charlie Fisher
Fullname:Charles Henry Fisher
Birth Date:17 November 1892
Birth Place:Cobram, Victoria
Death Place:Brunswick, Victoria
Originalteam:Muckatah,[1] Kyabram (GVFL)
Debutdate:Round 2, 1914
Debutteam:Carlton
Debutopponent:St Kilda
Debutstadium:Princes Park
Height:178 cm
Weight:89 kg
Statsend:1921
Years1:1914–1921
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:111 (147)

Charlie "Spot" Fisher (17 November 1892 – 4 Mar 1983) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Fisher played in three consecutive premierships for Muckatah in the Goulburn Valley Football Association in 1910,[2] 1911[3] and 1912,[4] before playing with Kyabram Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL) in 1913 and 1914.

Fisher made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 2 of the 1914 season.[5] Fisher played with Kyabram in the GVFL on a Wednesday,[6] then with Carlton in the VFL on a Saturday in 1914. Fisher managed to kick 39 goals for Kyabram in 11 games[7] and 22 goals for Carlton in 16 games in 1914!

Fisher was a member of the Carlton's 1914 and 1915 VFL premiership teams and was also a member of their 1916 VFL Grand Final team that lost to Fitzroy.

In 1919, he was club captain and also led the team's goalkicking.

Fisher retired from VFL football at the end of the 1921 season and was appointed as captain / coach of Brunswick in the VFA, who finished 5th.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1921 - C Fisher retains form . Trove Newspapers . The Herald . 24 August 2020 . 5 . 20 August 1921.
  2. Web site: 1910 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 24 August 2020 . 5 . 6 October 1910.
  3. Web site: 1911 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 24 August 2020 . 5 . 28 September 1911.
  4. Web site: 1912 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Cobram Courier . 24 August 2020 . 4 . 3 October 1912.
  5. Web site: 1914 - Fisher debuts for Carlton FC . Trove Newspapers . Kyabram Guardian . 24 August 2020 . 3 . 8 May 1914.
  6. Web site: 1914 - Goulburn Valley FL - 1st Semi Final teams . Trove Newspapers . The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria) . 24 August 2020 . 3 . 12 August 1914.
  7. Web site: 1914 - Fisher - 9 goals v Rochester . Trove Newspapers . Shepparton Advertiser . 25 August 2020 . 3 . 22 June 1914.