Charles Fehring (21 March 1899 – 30 November 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). A forward, Fehring was recruited from Surreys. He was Richmond's leading goal-kicker in the

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, despite kicking just 14 goals, from his 11 appearances.AFL Tables: Charlie Fehring
/ref> The following year he featured just once, but played nine games for Richmond in 1919. In the fourth round of the 1919 season, he played beside his brother

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, the only occasion that would appear together in the same VFL game. Fehring spent the 1920 season in the

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, playing with

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. He joined Essendon in 1921 and kicked four goals in each of his first two games, against

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and

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respectively.

References

1899 births 1981 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club players Essendon Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players People from Clifton Hill, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1899-stub