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Richard Edward Fenton-Smith (19 October 1931 – 11 April 2021) was an
Australian rules Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
footballer who played for
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL) during the late 1950s. Prior to starting with Melbourne Fenton-Smith played with the 1954 QANFL premiership Western Districts team. Recruited from
Ormond Amateur Football Club Ormond Amateur Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located 14 km south east of Melbourne in the suburb of Ormond. Ormond is the second-oldest suburban club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. The club was founded ...
, Fenton-Smith played in many positions in his brief career including the ruck and defence. He kicked 18 of his 21 goals in his debut season and played in two Melbourne premiership teams. In 1960 he moved to Adelaide and played with Sturt in the
South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...
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Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics Australian rules football was one of two demonstration sports at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stipulated that each Summer Olympics host must organise both a "national" game and a spo ...


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* 1931 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Western Magpies Australian Football Club players Ormond Amateur Football Club players 2021 deaths Australian footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sturt Football Club players Melbourne Football Club Premiership players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub