Fred Webster (Australian footballer)
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Fred Webster was an Australian rules football
er who played for Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Webster made three appearances in the 1955 VFL season
, after making his debut in a win over Geelong on the Melbourne Cricket Ground
. His two other games were against Footscray.
The following season, Webster joined Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association, with whom he played until 1963. He was club captain from 1959, won the club's best and fairest
award in 1961, and led Sandringham to their 1962 premiership. They came from 44 points down in the Grand Final to win by a point.
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 Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
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).
Webster made three appearances in the 1955 VFL season
1955 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1955.-Premiership season:In 1955, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
, after making his debut in a win over Geelong on the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
. His two other games were against Footscray.
The following season, Webster joined Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association, with whom he played until 1963. He was club captain from 1959, won the club's best and fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award in 1961, and led Sandringham to their 1962 premiership. They came from 44 points down in the Grand Final to win by a point.