Fred Fooks
Essendon
AFL career
3 games2 goals
- Debut
- R13 1903 v SME25 July 1903
- Most recent
- SR2 1903 v GEE22 Aug 1903
Stats
Bio
Hailing from Wallaroo, South Australia, Fred Fooks made his way to the VFL after playing for the Port Rovers. He earned his selection for Essendon late in the 1903 season, debuting in a win against South Melbourne at the Lake Oval. A medium-sized forward option standing 175cm, Fooks managed to impact the scoreboard with two goals during his limited opportunities at the top level. His career was ultimately fleeting, consisting of just three games in a four-week block before he finished his brief tenure with the club.
Profile
- Full name
- Frederick George Fooks
- Born
- 26 Nov 1880
- Died
- 30 June 1958 (aged 77y 216d)
- Birthplace
- Wallaroo, SA
- Deathplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Wallaroo, South Australia, Fred Fooks made his way to the VFL after playing for the Port Rovers. He earned his selection for Essendon late in the 1903 season, debuting in a win against South Melbourne at the Lake Oval. A medium-sized forward option standing 175cm, Fooks managed to impact the scoreboard with two goals during his limited opportunities at the top level. His career was ultimately fleeting, consisting of just three games in a four-week block before he finished his brief tenure with the club.