Fred Carpenter

Fred Carpenter (2 April 1892 – 14 March 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He commenced his football career with Yarraville at the age of 15 and then played with Williamstown in the VFA in 1907 before transferring to North Melbourne Juniors. From there he was recruited by South Melbourne where he played from 1910-13. He than played with North Melbourne's VFA side before crossing back to Williamstown Juniors during the First World War recess, where he was captain-coach in 1918 and guided them to the grand final, which was lost by 16 points. After the recess he went back to South Melbourne for the 1919 season and part of 1920 before returning to Williamstown. He played with the Villagers until the end of 1924 and was captain-coach in his last season, which ended in a catastrophic grand final defeat to Footscray. ...