Roland Frederick "Rowley" Fischer (24 February 1910 – 12 September 1992) 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 with

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in the

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(VFL). Fischer was born in

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but recruited from Victorian club Murtoa. He represented the VFL at the 1937 Perth Carnival and again in 1939, for a total of five appearances. Playing in the

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, Fischer was a member of Melbourne's 1939 premiership team.AFL Tables: Rowley Fischer
/ref> He was also used as a ruckman and at centre-half forward during his career. Fischer missed Melbourne's 1940 premiership win after injuring his ankle in the preliminary final and he was also absent from their 1941 premiership team, with injury. He enlisted in the army in 1942 and didn't play again for Melbourne.Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", ''The Australasian'', (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
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1910 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Murtoa Football Club players Australian Army personnel of World War II 1992 deaths Australian Army soldiers Melbourne Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1910-stub