Fred Wooller Explained

Fred Wooller
Fullname:Frederick Arnold Wooller
Birth Date:1937 10, df=yes
Originalteam:Maddingley (BMMDFA)
Height:187 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1964
Years1:1956–1964
Games Goals1:132 (225)
Careerhighlights:

Frederick Arnold Wooller (born 21 October 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL.

Family

He married Patricia Aileen Hope in 1961.

Football

Maddingley (BMMDFA)

He was recruited from Maddingley Football Club in the Bacchus Marsh and Melton District Football Association.[1] [2] [3]

Geelong (VFL)

Wooller started his career as a full forward and topped Geelong's goalkicking with 56 goals in 1957, his tally being the equal second highest in the league for that season. He was rewarded with selection in the interstate carnival where he represented Victoria.

He was the Geelong's leading goalkicker again in 1959 as well as in 1960, where he played at centre half forward and won the Carji Greeves Medal for the club's best and fairest.

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

In 1963 he became club captain and led his side into the grand final. He kicked 3 goals and helped Geelong win their 6th premiership.

Penguin (NWFU)

He was captain-coach of the Penguin Football Club in Tasmania's North West Football Union (NWFU) for four seasons (1965-1968). He was the NWFU's leading goal-kicker in 1966 (61 goals).[4] [5]

Kyabram (GVFL)

In 1969 and 1970 he was captain-coach of the Kyabram Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254859698 Football: Grand Final Today, The Melton Express, (Saturday, 11 September 1954), p.8.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article262634459 'Spider', "Decisive Premiership Win by Maddingley", THe Baccus Marsh Express, (Saturday, 18 September 1954), p.8.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71797180 VFL Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 12 April 1956), p.17.
  4. AustralianFootball.com.
  5. https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zHtVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=%22fred+wooller%22&article_id=4722,3950680&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPg_z4y6uEAxWWbPUHHXVVBYIQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=%22fred%20wooller%22&f=false Carter, Ron, "Wooller Makes Clearance Bid, The Age, (Wednesday, 27 January 1965), p.26.