John Fisher (10 October 1937 – 24 January 1998) was an

Australian rules football 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 ...

er who played for

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in the VFL. A wingman, Fisher debuted for Hawthorn in 1957 but it took a couple of seasons before he became a regular in the side. He won the

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in 1958 for the best player in the VFL reserves competition.

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* 1937 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players 1998 deaths VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub