| Fred Wooller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frederick Arnold Wooller | ||
| Born | (1937-10-21)21 October 1937 (age 88) | ||
| Original team | Maddingley (BMMDFA) | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956–1964 | Geelong | 132 (225) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Frederick Arnold Wooller (born 21 October 1937) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played withGeelong in theVFL.Fred Wooller is the oldest living VFL/AFL Captain and presented the inauguralRon Barassi Medal to the winning captain in the2024 AFL Grand Final.
He married Patricia Aileen Hope in 1961.
He was recruited fromMaddingley Football Club in the Bacchus Marsh and Melton District Football Association.[1][2][3]
Wooller started his career as a full forward and topped Geelong's goalkicking with 56 goals in 1957, his tally being the equal second highest in the league for that season. He was rewarded with selection in the interstate carnival where he representedVictoria.
He was the Geelong's leading goalkicker again in 1959 as well as in 1960, where he played at centre half forward and won theCarji Greeves Medal for the club's best and fairest.
On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beatenby Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the1963 Miracle Match.
In 1963 he became club captain and led his side into the grand final. He kicked 3 goals and helped Geelong win their 6th premiership.
He was captain-coach of thePenguin Football Club in Tasmania'sNorth West Football Union (NWFU) for four seasons (1965-1968). He was the NWFU's leading goal-kicker in 1966 (61 goals).[4][5]
In 1969 and 1970 he was captain-coach of theKyabram Football Club in theGoulburn Valley Football League (GVFL)