Frederick George Felsch (1915-1963) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Background

Felsch was born at Ulmarra, New South Wales and was of German descent,

Fred Felsch

Playing career

Felsch played nine seasons with South Sydney between 1936 and 1944. He rose to become club captain in the era prior to Jack Rayner. Felsch played for the club in the 1939 NSWRL grand final against Balmain in which Souths lost heavily by a score of 33–4. Felsch scored South Sydney's only points in the match kicking 2 goals.

Fred Felsch

Felsch represented New South Wales on ten occasions between 1938 and 1941, although World War II curtailed any possibility of playing for Australia.

Fred Felsch

Death

Felsch died at North Sydney on 20 June 1963, aged 47.

References

1915 births

1963 deaths

Australian rugby league players

Australian people of German descent

New South Wales rugby league team players

City New South Wales rugby league team players

Country New South Wales rugby league team players

Rugby league centres

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Rugby league players from New South Wales

South Sydney Rabbitohs captains

South Sydney Rabbitohs players