Graeme Fellowes | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 29 January 1934 | ||
Date of death | 24 January 2013(2013-01-24) (aged 78) | ||
Original team(s) | Maffra | ||
Debut | Round 14,1956,Collingwood vs.Richmond, atVictoria Park | ||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1956–1964 | Collingwood | 66 (22) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com |
Graeme Fellowes (29 January 1934 – 24 January 2013) was a professionalAustralian rules footballer who played forCollingwood in theVictorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
After managing just eight games in his first three home and away seasons, Fellowes burst onto the scene in the1958 finals series. He came on the field in the Semi Final againstMelbourne Football Club as 19th man and the tall and lanky ruckman dominated, cementing his spot in the side for the rest of September including the1958 premiership.
Fellowes was a regular for the following two seasons before his knee began to fail him, eventually ending his career in1964.
His sonWes also played for Collingwood, winning the clubBest and Fairest in1986.
Fellowes died on 24 January 2013.[1] On 6 March 2013, it was reported that his football memorabilia had been stolen.[1]
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