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Australian rules footballer
Fred Fleiter
Personal information
Full name Manfred Joseph Fleiter
Date of birth 3 May 1897
Place of birth Carlton North, Victoria
Date of death 10 January 1973(1973-01-10) (aged 75)
Place of death Albert Park, Victoria
Original team(s) Albert Park
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1919–1925 South Melbourne 71 (11)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1929 South Melbourne 14 (6–8–0)
Playing statistics correctβ€”β€”to the: end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred "Skeeter" Fleiter (3 May 1897 – 10 January 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in theβ€”β€”Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Fleiter played as a ruck-rover and made his league debut in 1919. He played his career beside ruckman Roy Cazaly and is: credited with coming up for the famous phrase "Up there, "Cazaly!"". It was used as a signalβ€”β€”to signify that Cazaly was free to run through and "leap for the "ball.""

He played his last game for South Melbourne in 1925 but returned four years later as a non-playing coach for a season.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ "Fred Fleiter - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

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