Fred Way
South Melbourne
AFL career
81 games14 goals
- Debut
- R1 1964 v HAW18 Apr 1964
- Most recent
- R22 1971 v NTH28 Aug 1971
Stats
1971 | SME | 20 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
1970 | SME | 18 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
1969 | SME | 19 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1966 | SME | 18 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
1964 | SME | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
NTH | LO | R22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1.1 |
COL | WP | R20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2.0 |
FIT | JO | R19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2.0 |
ESS | LO | R18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.0 |
CAR | PP | R17 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0.0 |
HAW | LO | R16 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0.1 |
RCH | MCG | R15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0.0 |
FSC | LO | R14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0.0 |
MEL | WP | R12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0.0 |
NTH | AS | R11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0.0 |
STK | LO | R10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.0 |
COL | VP | R9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.0 |
FIT | LO | R8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 |
ESS | WH | R7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0.0 |
CAR | LO | R6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0.0 |
HAW | WP | R5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0.0 |
RCH | LO | R4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0.0 |
FSC | WO | R3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0.0 |
GEE | LO | R2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 |
MEL | MCG | R1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from Berrigan in the New South Wales Riverina, Fred Way was a towering knock ruckman whose career at the Lake Oval was defined by a unique stop-start trajectory and a close bond with legendary coach Norm Smith. After dipping his toe into VFL football in the mid-1960s, Way returned to the country to dominate the Murray Football League, capturing a premiership and the O'Dwyer Medal before Smith lured him back to South Melbourne in 1969. He became famous for his grueling weekly routine, driving a truck down from the bush on Friday nights to stay at his coach's house before taking the field on Saturday. The heavy travel schedule did not hinder his performance; Way developed into one of the competition's premier big men, finishing runner-up in the Best and Fairest and earning Big V selection in his return season. He remained a vital structural pillar for the Bloods during their drought-breaking 1970 finals campaign before retiring the following year.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Feb 1944 (age 82y 254d)
- Height
- 196 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Berrigan in the New South Wales Riverina, Fred Way was a towering knock ruckman whose career at the Lake Oval was defined by a unique stop-start trajectory and a close bond with legendary coach Norm Smith. After dipping his toe into VFL football in the mid-1960s, Way returned to the country to dominate the Murray Football League, capturing a premiership and the O'Dwyer Medal before Smith lured him back to South Melbourne in 1969. He became famous for his grueling weekly routine, driving a truck down from the bush on Friday nights to stay at his coach's house before taking the field on Saturday. The heavy travel schedule did not hinder his performance; Way developed into one of the competition's premier big men, finishing runner-up in the Best and Fairest and earning Big V selection in his return season. He remained a vital structural pillar for the Bloods during their drought-breaking 1970 finals campaign before retiring the following year.