Fred Whitelaw
St Kilda
AFL career
30 games4 goals
- Debut
- R4 1897 v MEL29 May 1897
- Most recent
- SR1 1899 v ESS26 Aug 1899
Stats
Bio
A foundation squad member for St Kilda, Fred Whitelaw was a durable utility who featured prominently during the club's brutally difficult introduction to the VFL. Born in Collingwood, he earned his debut in Round 4 of the inaugural 1897 season and used his 178cm frame—substantial for the era—to compete as a defensive-minded player for a side that was routinely outclassed. Whitelaw holds a unique and unfortunate place in league history as a consistent senior regular who never experienced a win; across his 30 career games from 1897 to 1899, St Kilda failed to register a single victory. He departed the club prior to the 1900 season, missing out on the Saints' breakthrough maiden win by just a handful of matches, leaving a legacy as a steadfast competitor who toiled in arguably the toughest on-field era of any club in VFL/AFL history.
Profile
- Full name
- Fred G. Whitelaw
- Born
- 25 Jan 1878
- Died
- 30 Mar 1959 (aged 81y 64d)
- Birthplace
- Collingwood, VIC
- Deathplace
- Chadstone, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA foundation squad member for St Kilda, Fred Whitelaw was a durable utility who featured prominently during the club's brutally difficult introduction to the VFL. Born in Collingwood, he earned his debut in Round 4 of the inaugural 1897 season and used his 178cm frame—substantial for the era—to compete as a defensive-minded player for a side that was routinely outclassed. Whitelaw holds a unique and unfortunate place in league history as a consistent senior regular who never experienced a win; across his 30 career games from 1897 to 1899, St Kilda failed to register a single victory. He departed the club prior to the 1900 season, missing out on the Saints' breakthrough maiden win by just a handful of matches, leaving a legacy as a steadfast competitor who toiled in arguably the toughest on-field era of any club in VFL/AFL history.