title: Fred Felsch
text: # Fred Felsch
  
  Frederick George Felsch (1915-1963) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
  
  ## Background
  
  Felsch was born at Ulmarra, New South Wales and was of German descent,
  
  ## Playing career
  
  Felsch played nine seasons with South Sydney between 1936 and 1944. He rose to become club captain in the era prior to Jack Rayner. Felsch played for the club in the 1939 NSWRL grand final against Balmain in which Souths lost heavily by a score of 33–4. Felsch scored South Sydney's only points in the match kicking 2 goals.
  
  Felsch represented New South Wales on ten occasions between 1938 and 1941, although World War II curtailed any possibility of playing for Australia.
  
  ## Death
  
  Felsch died at North Sydney on 20 June 1963, aged 47.
  
  