Fred Leach
| Fred Leach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leach in 1901 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1878 | ||
| Date of death | 14 April 1908 (aged 30) | ||
| Original team(s) | Boroondara | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1903 | Collingwood | 84 (8) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Fred Leach (6 March 1878 – 14 April 1908)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leach was a centreman in the losing Grand Final side of 1901, but played at centre half-back in the 1902 premiership team.
He died in 1908 of Typhoid fever, just five years after retiring. However, he had previously retired twice, and Collingwood expected him to "walk back after a few weeks absence".
Leach's brothers Arthur and Ted also played for Collingwood.
References
- ^ "Fred Leach". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Leach.
- Fred Leach's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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