Ken Fraser (born 17 February 1940) is a former

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er in the (then)

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(VFL). Originally recruited from the Essendon Baptists St John's club (which has since merged with Ascot Vale Presbyterians to become the

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) in the

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, Fraser mainly played at

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. He won the

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's Best First-Year Player award in 1958 and went on to play in two premiership teams, with the second premiership as captain. He also won two club best-and-fairest awards and represented

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on many occasions. In 2001, Fraser was inducted into the

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. In 2002, he was ranked 7th in the Champions of Essendon list. Fraser was also Principal of Templestowe Secondary College in Lower Templestowe, Victoria, Australia, for many years. His son,

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, also played for Essendon.

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References

"New Boys" join the 200 club, ''The Age'', (Tuesday, 3 December 1968), p.25.

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* * Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club premiership players Champions of Essendon Yarrawonga Football Club players Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Crichton Medal winners 1940 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub