Fred Kirkwood
Essendon and Fitzroy
AFL career
60 games15 goals
- Debut
- R2 1910 v STK14 May 1910
- Most recent
- R18 1914 v FIT29 Aug 1914
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Surrey Hills, Fred Kirkwood initially broke into the VFL with Fitzroy before crossing to Essendon for the 1912 season—a move that delivered immediate premiership success. A serviceable wingman known for his role in the Same Olds' back-to-back era, Kirkwood started on the wing in the 1912 Grand Final victory over South Melbourne, though his day ended in an ambulance rather than the clubrooms; a severe knock in the final term saw him hospitalised while his teammates celebrated. His brief but eventful career concluded in 1914 following a heavy four-week suspension for using abusive language toward an umpire, after which he enlisted to serve his country in the Great War.
Profile
- Born
- 31 July 1890
- Died
- 18 Aug 1956 (aged 66y 18d)
- Birthplace
- Warrnambool, VIC
- Deathplace
- Lang Lang, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1912
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Surrey Hills, Fred Kirkwood initially broke into the VFL with Fitzroy before crossing to Essendon for the 1912 season—a move that delivered immediate premiership success. A serviceable wingman known for his role in the Same Olds' back-to-back era, Kirkwood started on the wing in the 1912 Grand Final victory over South Melbourne, though his day ended in an ambulance rather than the clubrooms; a severe knock in the final term saw him hospitalised while his teammates celebrated. His brief but eventful career concluded in 1914 following a heavy four-week suspension for using abusive language toward an umpire, after which he enlisted to serve his country in the Great War.