Fred Cook (Australian footballer, born 1947)
| Fred Cook | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frederick William Cook | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1947 | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2022 (aged 74) | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray Tech Old Boys | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Full forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1969 | Footscray | 33 (2) | |
| 1969–1970 | Yarraville | 29 (54) | |
| 1971–1984 | Port Melbourne | 253 (1210) | |
| 1985 | Moorabbin | 18 (72) | |
| Total | 333 (1338) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| VFA | 9 (45) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1986 | Footscray Tech | 17 (3–14–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1986. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Frederick William Cook (16 November 1947 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer.
He played 33 games with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1967 until 1969, but it was in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) with Yarraville and Port Melbourne that he made his name.
In his brief career with Footscray, Cook played in defence and only kicked two goals; at Yarraville, he won the J. J. Liston Trophy playing as a ruckman and defender; then with Port Melbourne, he became one of the Association's premier forwards, leading the VFA goalkicking in five separate seasons and kicking an all-time VFA career record of 1336 goals from his 300 games.