Lance Fitzgerald (1924-2018) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.

Lance Fitzgerald
Personal information
Full nameLancelot John Fitzgerald
Born1924
Died29 September 2008
Manly, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–53 St. George 8 3 5 0 19
Source: [1]

Fitzgerald was graded from the St. George junior league in 1949 with immediate success. Fitzgerald was a winger in the St. George Dragons Third Grade premiership winning team of 1949.[2] and was a regular lower grade player until retiring in 1956. He played eight first grade games between 1952-1953.[3]

Fitzgerald died on 29 September 2008. [4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lance Fitzgerald - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ Daily Telegraph (SYDNEY) 4 Sept 1949 "Favourites Fall In Lower Grades" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248086970?searchTerm=%22lance%20fitzgerald%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  3. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
  4. ^ Sydney Morning Herald Death Notice 1/10/2008