Clem Fisher
Australian rules footballer (1908–1988)
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Thomas Clement Fisher (3 February 1908 – 13 April 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
South Melbourne, Victoria
Mount Waverley, Victoria
| Clem Fisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Clement Fisher | ||
| Born |
3 February 1908 South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
13 April 1988 (aged 80) Mount Waverley, Victoria | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1930 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 28 (10) | |
| 1931–1932 | South Melbourne (VFL) | 14 (4) | |
| 1932 | St Kilda (VFL) | 9 (4) | |
| Total | 51 (18) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Thomas Fisher (1885–1964),[2] and May Fisher (1887–1967), née Mardell,[3] Thomas Clement Fisher was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 3 February 1908.
He was the older brother of St Kilda footballer Ron Fisher.[4]
He married Thelma Tudor Riley (1911–2008), at Albert Park, Victoria, on 29 November 1934.[5]
Football
In March 1929, "C. Fisher, 6 ft., 12 st, 7 lbs. Follower and half-back South Melbourne church team" was one of those training with South Melbourne in the VFL pre-season.[6]
Port Melbourne (VFA)
Identified as "T. Fisher" he played 28 games, and scored 10 goals for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1929 and 1930.[7]
South Melbourne (VFL)
Identified as "C. Fisher" he made South Melbourne's final training list in 1931,[8] and played his first senior game against St Kilda, at the Lake Oval, on 23 May 1931.
St Kilda (VFL)
In June 1932, Port Melbourne approached South Melbourne for a clearance "for Fisher, a former Port player, but [were told that] he had signed a clearance form to St. Kilda".[9] He was granted a clearance from South Melbourne to St Kilda on 22 June 1932.[10]
Although he appeared on St Kilda's final senior list in 1933,[11] he played with the Second XVIII for the entire season, including the Grand Final which St Kilda lost to Melbourne by a single point on 28 September 1933,[12][13] and did not play another VFL senior match.
In 1934, he applied for a clearance to Hawthorn, on the grounds that "it [was] easier for him to train at Hawthorn than [at] St. Kilda".[14]
Optometrist
Death
He died at his home in Mount Waverley, Victoria on 13 April 1988.[17]