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Key Facts

Full name
Francis Walter Scott Wilcher

Known as
Frank Wilcher

Born
10 August 1883

Died
8 June 1960 (aged 76)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 296d
Last game: 26y 18d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
South Fremantle; Collingwood

Recruited from
South Fremantle (1906)

Frank Wilcher

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
South FremantleWAFA19051000.00
CollingwoodV/AFL1906-19095310.0257%0
Total1905-19096310.02

AFL: 1,159th player to appear, 4,143rd most games played, 8,496th most goals kickedCollingwood: 116th player to appear, 337th most games played, 766th most goals kicked

After playing his early football at South Fremantle Frank Wilcher crossed to Collingwood in the VFL, where he impressed as a highly dependable, stay at home half back. Between 1906 and 1909 he played 53 games and kicked one goal for the Magpies. In later life he served as mayor of Williamstown.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.