Fred Metcalf | |
Fullname: | John Federate Metcalf |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1899 |
Birth Place: | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Death Place: | Box Hill, Victoria |
Originalteam: | North Melbourne (VFA) |
Height: | 188 cm |
Weight: | 76 kg |
Statsend: | 1927 |
Years1: | 1925–1927 |
Club1: | North Melbourne |
Games Goals1: | 39 (68) |
John Federate "Fred" Metcalf (27 July 1899 – 10 May 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Metcalf was already an established player at North Melbourne when they left the Victorian Football Association for the VFL in 1925. He played a prominent part in their win over Geelong in the opening round of the 1925 VFL season, with a club best three goals. By the end of the season he had amassed 21 goals, to finish third in North Melbourne's goal-kicking. The following year he was their leading goal-kicker, with 26 goals.[2]