Fred Pringle
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Frederick Neville 'Fred' Pringle (born 22 December 1899 in India
) was an Australian rules football
er who played for Cananore
in the Tasmanian Football League
(TFL) and Carlton
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1920s.
Pringle was born in India but brought up in Tasmania where he played with Cananore. Just 15 years of age when he debuted in 1915, Pringle had to wait until 1920 to appear again due to the league going into recess while the war was going on.
He served in the 10th Field Artillery Brigade of the First AIF during World War I (service no. 39117).
A ruckman who was at times used as a key position player, he had a two season stint at Carlton, beginning in 1923, which impressed the state selectors enough to see him represent the VFL.
When Pringle resumed playing at Cananore in 1925 it was as captain-coach and he promptly steered them to three successive premierships. To highlight the strength of this Cananore side, they played a challenge match in 1925 against South Australian Football League club Port Adelaide
and won by 178 points. He played his last TFL season in 1928 and then retired, having represented Tasmania in six interstate matches, most recent of which was the 1927 Melbourne Carnival
. In 2005 he was honoured as one of the inaugural inductees into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) was an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Cananore
Cananore Football Club
Cananore Football Club was an Australian rules football club, founded in 1901.It competed in the Tasmanian Football League as a junior club from 1901 to 1907, and as a senior club between 1908 and 1941....
in the Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
(TFL) and Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the 1920s.
Pringle was born in India but brought up in Tasmania where he played with Cananore. Just 15 years of age when he debuted in 1915, Pringle had to wait until 1920 to appear again due to the league going into recess while the war was going on.
He served in the 10th Field Artillery Brigade of the First AIF during World War I (service no. 39117).
A ruckman who was at times used as a key position player, he had a two season stint at Carlton, beginning in 1923, which impressed the state selectors enough to see him represent the VFL.
When Pringle resumed playing at Cananore in 1925 it was as captain-coach and he promptly steered them to three successive premierships. To highlight the strength of this Cananore side, they played a challenge match in 1925 against South Australian Football League club Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
and won by 178 points. He played his last TFL season in 1928 and then retired, having represented Tasmania in six interstate matches, most recent of which was the 1927 Melbourne Carnival
1927 Melbourne Carnival
The 1927 Melbourne Carnival was the sixth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
. In 2005 he was honoured as one of the inaugural inductees into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
The Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame was established to help recognise outstanding services and overall contribution made to the sport of Australian rules football in Tasmania. Any participant of the sport, including players, umpires, media personalities and coaches, may be inducted...
.