Vic Belcher
Encyclopedia
Vic Belcher was an Australian rules football
er in the (then) Victorian Football League
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Belcher was a tireless ruckman for the South Melbourne Football Club
who could also play in a key position. He was renowned as a great player in finals.
In 1996 Belcher was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
.
Player honors:
Coaching record:
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 in the (then) 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...
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Belcher was a tireless ruckman for the South Melbourne Football Club
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
who could also play in a key position. He was renowned as a great player in finals.
In 1996 Belcher was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
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Career highlights
Playing career:- South Melbourne 1907–1915, 1917–1920 (Games: 226 Goals: 62)
Player honors:
- South Melbourne captain 1913–1917;
- South Melbourne premierships 1909, 1918
- South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Team of the Century
- Victorian representative 2 matches
Coaching record:
- South Melbourne 1914–1915, 1917 (53 games, 31 wins, 21 losses, 1 draw)
- Fitzroy Football ClubFitzroy Football ClubThe Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
1922–24, 1926–1927 (93 games, 49 wins, 42 losses, 2 draws), Premiership 1922