Francis Gerard McGrath (22 August 1917 – 27 May 2008)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Frank McGrath
Personal information
Full name Francis Gerard McGrath
Date of birth (1917-08-22)22 August 1917
Place of birth Lake Marmal, Victoria
Date of death 27 May 2008(2008-05-27) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Boort
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944 Melbourne 02 (1)
1945 Carlton 08 (3)
Total 10 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McGrath, who managed eight games for the Blues in their 1945 premiership season, after a two-game stint with Melbourne, was the older brother of JP "Shane" McGrath, the former Melbourne captain and dual premiership full-back.

McGrath also served in both the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Frank McGrath - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 545. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: Francis Gerard McGrath (Army)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  4. ^ "World War II Roll: Francis Gerard McGrath (RAAF)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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