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Vic Fisher

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Vic Fisher
Personal information
Full name Victor Albert Arthur Fisher
Date of birth 5 August 1924
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Date of death 8 April 1999(1999-04-08) (aged 74)
Place of death Swanbourne, Western Australia
Original team(s) West Perth (WANFL)
Debut Round 9, 1948, Essendon vs. North Melbourne, at Windy Hill
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1949 Essendon 25 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

References

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  1. ^ "World War II Roll: Victor Albert Arthur Fisher". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • Vic Fisher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.