Fred Fleiter

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Fred Fleiter

| image = Fred Fleiter, 1922.png

| image_size = 125px

| fullname = Manfred Joseph Fleiter

| birth_date = 3 May 1897

| birth_place = Carlton North, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|1|10|1897|5|3|df=yes}}

| death_place = Albert Park, Victoria

| originalteam = Albert Park

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 86 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1925

| years1 = 1919–1925

| club1 = South Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 71 (11)

| coachyears1 = 1929

| coachclub1 = South Melbourne

| coachgames_wins1 = 14 (6–8–0)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Fred "Skeeter" Fleiter (3 May 1897 – 10 January 1973){{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Fred%2BFleiter/3732|title=Fred Fleiter - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=28 December 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Fleiter played as a ruck-rover and made his league debut in 1919. He played his career beside ruckman Roy Cazaly and is credited with coming up for the famous phrase "Up there, Cazaly!". It was used as a signal to signify that Cazaly was free to run through and leap for the ball.

He played his last game for South Melbourne in 1925 but returned four years later as a non-playing coach for a season.

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