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Fred Backway

Fred Backway was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Full name Frederick Backway
Born (1913-10-02)2 October 1913
Maryborough, Victoria
Died 28 March 1995(1995-03-28) (aged 81)
Original team Wonthaggi
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1933–34 South Melbourne 4 (2)
1935, 1937 Melbourne 3 (1)
1938 Fitzroy 1 (0)
Total 8 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred Backway (2 October 1913 – 28 March 1995)1 was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).2

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  1. "Fred Backway - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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