Vic Fisher Explained

Vic Fisher
Fullname:Victor Albert Arthur Fisher
Birth Date:5 August 1924
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Death Place:Swanbourne, Western Australia
Originalteam:West Perth (WANFL)
Debutdate:Round 9, 1948
Debutteam:Essendon
Debutopponent:North Melbourne
Debutstadium:Windy Hill
Height:177 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1949
Years1:1948–1949
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:25 (4)

Victor Albert Arthur Fisher (5 August 1924  - 8 April 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL and West Perth in the WAFL.

Prior to his senior football career, Fisher served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[1]

Fisher was with Essendon when the club was at its peak and despite playing 25 games he only experienced two losses in his career. A wingman, he made his debut in the same game as Bill Brittingham and went on to participate in Grand Finals at the end of both of his two seasons, losing the 1948 decider to Melbourne after a replay and winning in 1949. After leaving Essendon he returned to his original club West Perth and played in a premiership in 1951.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World War II Roll: Victor Albert Arthur Fisher . Department of Veterans Affairs.