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Australian rules footballer

Len Wigraft
Personal information
Full name	Leonard Herman Wigraft
Date of birth	28 January 1897
Place of birth	North Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death	16 January 1982(1982-01-16) (aged 84)
Place of death	Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s)	Preston
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1917–1927	Fitzroy	135 (41)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1934	Fitzroy	16 (6–10–0)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Career highlights
VFL premiership: 1922 3× Fitzroy Club Champion: 1920, 1924, 1925
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leonard Herman Wigraft (28 January 1897 – 16 January 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Wigraft usually played as a follower and won a premiership with Fitzroy in 1922. He was also a three-time Best and Fairest winner with Fitzroy – in 1920, 1924 and 1925.

He captained Fitzroy in his last season of football in 1927 and was briefly their caretaker coach in 1934.

Len also coached Echuca in 1928 to their first premiership. He returned to Fitzroy in the 1930s and remained at Fitzroy as a delegate.

In recognition to his long service to the Fitzroy football club and his playing abilities, he was inducted to the Fitzroy Hall of Fame.

Footnotes

Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.

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Len Wigraft's playing statistics from AFL Tables

v t e Fitzroy Football Club 1922 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 11.13 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
2. Molan 3. Fergie 4. Jenkin 5. Elliott 6. Gale 7. Rattray 8. Taylor 9. Freake 10. Wigraft 12. Lethbridge (c) 16. Williams 17. Atkinson 18. Sherry 24. McCracken 27. Corrigan 28. Donnellan 29. Collins 30. Parratt
Coach: Belcher

v t e Coaches of the Fitzroy Football Club
1911–1912: Moriarty 1913–1915: Parratt 1916–1919: Holden 1919: Melling 1920–1921: Parratt 1922–1924: Belcher 1925: Lethbridge 1926–1927: Belcher 1928: Rattray 1929: Ringrose 1929: Freake 1930–1931: Niven 1932–1933: Maher 1934: Wigraft 1934: Cashman 1935: Rowe 1936: Bunton 1937–1939: Rattray 1940–1942: Minogue 1943–1947: Hughson 1945: Hillard 1948: Cameron 1949–1951: N. Smith 1952–1954: Ruthven 1955–1957: Stephen 1956: Curcio 1958–1962: L. Smith 1961: Edwards 1963–1964: Murray 1963: Clark 1964: Williams 1965–1970: Stephen 1968: Slocum 1971–1974: Donaldson 1974: Campbell 1975–1977: Rose 1978: Campbell 1979–1980: Stephen 1981–1985: Walls 1986–1988: Parkin 1989–1990: Austin 1991–1994: Shaw 1995: Quinlan 1995: McConnell 1996: Nunan 1996: McConnell
Italics denote caretaker coach

Coaches of the Fitzroy Football Club

1911–1912: Moriarty
1913–1915: Parratt
1916–1919: Holden
1919: Melling
1920–1921: Parratt
1922–1924: Belcher
1925: Lethbridge
1926–1927: Belcher
1928: Rattray
1929: Ringrose
1929: Freake
1930–1931: Niven
1932–1933: Maher
1934: Wigraft
1934: Cashman
1935: Rowe
1936: Bunton
1937–1939: Rattray
1940–1942: Minogue
1943–1947: Hughson
1945: Hillard
1948: Cameron
1949–1951: N. Smith
1952–1954: Ruthven
1955–1957: Stephen
1956: Curcio
1958–1962: L. Smith
1961: Edwards
1963–1964: Murray
1963: Clark
1964: Williams
1965–1970: Stephen
1968: Slocum
1971–1974: Donaldson
1974: Campbell
1975–1977: Rose
1978: Campbell
1979–1980: Stephen
1981–1985: Walls
1986–1988: Parkin
1989–1990: Austin
1991–1994: Shaw
1995: Quinlan
1995: McConnell
1996: Nunan
1996: McConnell

Italics denote caretaker coach

v t e Mitchell Medal · Fitzroy Football Club best and fairest winners
1897: N/A 1898: Grace 1899: Hickey 1900: Grace 1901: N/A 1902: N/A 1903: Trotter 1904: Sharp 1905: Millis 1906: Millis 1907: Bailes/Johnson 1908: Holden/Milne 1909: Lambert/Walker 1910: Milne 1911: Cooper 1912: McLennan 1913: McLennan 1914: Cooper 1915: Holden 1916: N/A 1917: N/A 1918: Freake 1919: Rattray 1920: Wigraft 1921: Rattray 1922: Atkinson 1923: Collins 1924: Wigraft 1925: Wigraft 1926: Jenkin 1927: Moriarty 1928: N/A 1929: Batchelor 1930: N/A 1931: N/A 1932: N/A 1933: N/A 1934: Bunton 1935: Bunton 1936: N/A 1937: N/A 1938: N/A 1939: N/A 1940: N/A 1941: N/A 1942: N/A 1943: Hughson 1944: Ruthven 1945: Ruthven 1946: Ruthven 1947: Johnstone 1948: Ruthven 1949: Ruthven 1950: Stephen 1951: Chanter 1952: Broderick 1953: Furness 1954: Stephen 1955: Furness 1956: Murray 1957: Campbell 1958: Murray 1959: Harvey 1960: Murray 1961: Murray 1962: Murray 1963: Murray 1964: Murray 1965: Brown 1966: Brown 1967: Brown 1968: Murphy/Murray 1969: Murray 1970: Murphy 1971: Murphy 1972: Wilson 1973: Murphy 1974: Merrigan 1975: Irwin 1976: Wilson 1977: Murphy 1978: Wilson 1979: Wilson 1980: Wilson 1981: Alexander 1982: Rendell 1983: Rendell 1984: Thornton 1985: Roos 1986: Roos 1987: McIvor 1988: Kappler 1989: Pert 1990: Clayton 1991: Roos 1992: Roos 1993: Lynch 1994: Roos 1995: Boyd 1996: Pike

Mitchell Medal · Fitzroy Football Club best and fairest winners

1897: N/A
1898: Grace
1899: Hickey
1900: Grace
1901: N/A
1902: N/A
1903: Trotter
1904: Sharp
1905: Millis
1906: Millis
1907: Bailes/Johnson
1908: Holden/Milne
1909: Lambert/Walker
1910: Milne
1911: Cooper
1912: McLennan
1913: McLennan
1914: Cooper
1915: Holden
1916: N/A
1917: N/A
1918: Freake
1919: Rattray
1920: Wigraft
1921: Rattray
1922: Atkinson
1923: Collins
1924: Wigraft
1925: Wigraft
1926: Jenkin
1927: Moriarty
1928: N/A
1929: Batchelor
1930: N/A
1931: N/A
1932: N/A
1933: N/A
1934: Bunton
1935: Bunton
1936: N/A
1937: N/A
1938: N/A
1939: N/A
1940: N/A
1941: N/A
1942: N/A
1943: Hughson
1944: Ruthven
1945: Ruthven
1946: Ruthven
1947: Johnstone
1948: Ruthven
1949: Ruthven
1950: Stephen
1951: Chanter
1952: Broderick
1953: Furness
1954: Stephen
1955: Furness
1956: Murray
1957: Campbell
1958: Murray
1959: Harvey
1960: Murray
1961: Murray
1962: Murray
1963: Murray
1964: Murray
1965: Brown
1966: Brown
1967: Brown
1968: Murphy/Murray
1969: Murray
1970: Murphy
1971: Murphy
1972: Wilson
1973: Murphy
1974: Merrigan
1975: Irwin
1976: Wilson
1977: Murphy
1978: Wilson
1979: Wilson
1980: Wilson
1981: Alexander
1982: Rendell
1983: Rendell
1984: Thornton
1985: Roos
1986: Roos
1987: McIvor
1988: Kappler
1989: Pert
1990: Clayton
1991: Roos
1992: Roos
1993: Lynch
1994: Roos
1995: Boyd
1996: Pike

v t e Victorian squad – 1924 Interstate Carnival
Victoria 13.16 (94) defeated Tasmania 7.13 (55), at North Hobart Oval, 7 August 1924, crowd: 8,000 Victoria 15.13 (103) defeated Western Australia 14.11 (95), at North Hobart Oval, 9 August 1924, crowd: 15,687 Victoria 14.26 (110) defeated New South Wales 4.6 (30), at North Hobart Oval, 12 August 1924, crowd: 350 Victoria 17.16 (118) defeated South Australia 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 15 August 1924, crowd: 12,876
Captain: O'Brien Vice-Captain: Chadwick Beasy Brew Cazaly Cockram Collins Duncan Elliott Fitzmaurice Greeves Hagger McIntosh Moriarty O'Connell Pink Shelton Tandy Taylor Thorp Watson Wigraft Wilson

Victorian squad – 1924 Interstate Carnival

Victoria 13.16 (94) defeated Tasmania 7.13 (55), at North Hobart Oval, 7 August 1924, crowd: 8,000

Victoria 15.13 (103) defeated Western Australia 14.11 (95), at North Hobart Oval, 9 August 1924, crowd: 15,687
Victoria 14.26 (110) defeated New South Wales 4.6 (30), at North Hobart Oval, 12 August 1924, crowd: 350

Victoria 17.16 (118) defeated South Australia 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 15 August 1924, crowd: 12,876

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