Bill Frendin

Bill Frendin
Personal information
Full nameMagnus Joseph Frendin
Born1919
Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 May 2014 (aged 94–95)
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Weight14 st 1 lb (89 kg)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945 St. George 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Magnus Joseph 'Bill' Frendin (1919-2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

Frendin was a lower grade player at St. George who played two first grade games in 1945. With so many players enlisted in World War II, Bill Frendin (who was a police constable at Rockdale, New South Wales) was able to fill in at prop for Bill McRitchie on two occasions.[2] Bill Frendin was the Superintendent at the St.George Police Citizens Boys Club during his playing days and went on to become a detective in later years.[3]

Frendin died on 6 May 2014, aged 94 at the Gannon Gardens Nursing Home, Hurstville, New South Wales.[4]

References

  1. ^ "W Frendin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ The Sun (Sydney) (2/8/1945) "Policeman replaces McRitchie" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230462537?searchTerm=%22frendin%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. ^ Daily Telegraph (Sydney) Death Notice (7/5/2014)


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