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Key Facts

Full name
Bert Foster

Known as
Bert Foster

Born
19 August 1906

Died
31 August 1942 (aged 36)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 358d
Last game: 30y 17d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 89 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Sandringham

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 11

Recruited from
Richmond (1937)

Bert Foster

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
RichmondV/AFL1928-1936133650.4970%12.80—5.2415
SandringhamVFA1937-193832170.53—————
Total1928-1938165820.50—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,461st player to appear, 1,652nd most games played, 1,679th most goals kickedRichmond: 306th player to appear, 92nd most games played, 115th most goals kicked

A powerful follower with good all round skills, Bert Foster was a key player at Richmond for the better part of a decade. Renowned for his fairness, he played a total of 133 VFL games and kicked 65 goals for the Tigers between 1928 and 1936. He was a member of the winning grand final team of 1934 against South Melbourne, and also played in the losing Grand Finals of 1931 and 1933. He moved to Sandringham as captain-coach in 1937 and went on to play 32 VFA games and kick 17 goals in two seasons. He won the Zebras' best and fairest award in 1938.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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