Frederick Ernest Froude (3 July 1910 – 16 June 1978)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fred Froude
Froude during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Ernest Froude
Date of birth	(1910-07-03)3 July 1910
Place of birth	Mount Lyell, Tasmania[1]
Date of death	16 June 1978(1978-06-16) (aged 67)
Place of death	Kew, Victoria
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1930–1939	Collingwood	148 (41)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1948–1950	St Kilda	56 (14–41–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Although Froude played most of his career as a half back flanker, he started as a forward and kicked 30 goals in the 1931 VFL season.[3][4] He played in five grand finals for three premierships; 1930, 1935 and 1936.[3] In 1948, nine years after retiring, Froude returned to the VFL as coach of St Kilda.[5] Before the war he had been coach of Brighton.[6]

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