Simon Fraser (Australian sportsman)

Simon Fraser Jr.
Fraser in 1912
Personal information
Birth nameSimon Fraser
NationalityAustralian
Born(1886-08-25)25 August 1886
St Kilda, Victoria
Died11 May 1919(1919-05-11) (aged 32)
Penshurst, Victoria
EducationMelbourne Grammar School
Sport
SportRowing
ClubMelbourne Uni Boat Club
Personal information
Full name Simon Fraser
Original team(s) Melbourne Grammar School
Position(s) Full forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905–06 Essendon 21 (8)
1909 University 2 (0)
Total 23 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Simon Fraser Jr. (25 August 1886 – 11 May 1919) was an Australian sportsman who was an Olympic rower and played high-level Australian rules football.[1] In football he played with Essendon and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL). As a rower he represented Australia at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and was a member of the first Australian eight to win the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. In ice hockey he played for the Beavers Ice Hockey Club, one of the four founding teams in the newly founded Victorian Amateur Ice Hockey Association.

  1. ^ "Simon Fraser". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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