Fred Gilby | |
Fullname: | Frederick William Gilby |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1907 |
Originalteam: | Coburg |
Height: | 175 cm |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Position: | Defender |
Statsend: | 1937 |
Years1: | 1925 |
Club1: | Coburg (VFA) |
Games Goals1: | 2 (0) |
Years2: | 1926–37 |
Club2: | Carlton |
Games Goals2: | 179 (4) |
Frederick William Gilby (6 November 1907 – 6 November 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Gilby, a half back flanker, played at Coburg in 1925 when they were in their first VFA season.[2] He joined Carlton the following year and was a regular in the team for over a decade. Gilby played 12 finals during his career and appeared in the 1932 VFL Grand Final, which Carlton lost to Richmond.