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Fred Leach

NameFrederick Leach
Born1878-03-06
Height183 cm
Weight83 kg
Jumper -
V/AFL ClubsCollingwood
V/AFL Games84
V/AFL Career1897-03
V/AFL Goals8
Brownlow Votes0

Player Stats

Biography

Fred Leach (6 March 1878–1908) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the 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.

Leach's brothers Arthur and Ted also played for Collingwood.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Leach