Fred Mann (25 October 1878 – 22 February 1970) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Mann, recruited from Leopold but born in England, played his first VFL game in 1901. In his first season, he was a member of Essendon's premiership team and played in their Grand Final loss a year later, in 1902. A defender, he spent the rest of the decade in the

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, first at

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for a season in 1904 and then at South Fremantle for a longer stint which saw him play 77 games. Ken Mann, his grandson, as well as

Peter Mann Peter Travis Mann (born 7 September 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer. who played a total of 118 matches in the AFL for the North Melbourne and Fremantle Football Clubs. Peter is currently residing in Perth. Claremont and North M ...

, his great-grandson, played in the VFL/AFL.

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1878 births 1970 deaths Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club Premiership players East Fremantle Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) VFL/AFL players born in England One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub