Pat Fricker Explained

Pat Fricker
Fullname:Patrick William Fricker
Birth Date:9 March 1916
Debutdate:Round 8, 15 June 1935
Debutteam:Collingwood
Debutopponent:North Melbourne
Debutstadium:Victoria Park
Statsend:1944
Years1:1935–1944
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:71 (18)
Careerhighlights:
  • Collingwood Captain (1944)

Patrick William Fricker[1] (9 March 1916 – 24 August 1970) was an Australian rules footballer and former captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Fricker was named the captain of Collingwood in 1944 after Jack Regan left the club after 1943. Fricker captained Collingwood for only one year as his last game was in round 12 of 1944. Alby Pannam took over the captaincy in 1945. Fricker was the twenty third captain of the Collingwood Football Club and played 71 games at VFL level over a span of nine years. He played in the losing Grand Final of 1938.

Notes and References

  1. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=6094415&isAv=N FRICKER PATRICK WILLIAM
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/P/Pat_Fricker.html AFL Tables – Pat Fricker Statistics