# Rod Carter

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Australian rules footballer

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Australian rules footballer

Rod Carter Personal information Born (1954-10-29) 29 October 1954 (age 71) Australia Original team Banyule Debut Round 11, 1974, Fitzroy vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) Weight 93 kg (205 lb) Position Defender Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1974–1979 Fitzroy 076 (0) 1980–1990 South Melbourne/Sydney 217 (1) Total 293 (1) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

**Rod Carter** (born 29 October 1954) is a former [Australian rules footballer](/source/Australian_rules_football) who played for [Fitzroy](/source/Fitzroy_Football_Club) and the [Sydney Swans](/source/Sydney_Swans) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL). By the end of his career he was just seven games short of joining the 300 club.

## Football career

A defender, Carter was used mostly at full-back and kicked just the one goal in his 16 seasons of football. That goal came in a game against [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne_Football_Club) at the [SCG](/source/Sydney_Cricket_Ground) in 1986. After spending his first six years with the now defunct Fitzroy during the late 1970s, Carter left the club and joined [Port Melbourne](/source/Port_Melbourne_Football_Club) of the [Victorian Football Association](/source/Victorian_Football_Association). He was picked up by South Melbourne (later Sydney) after half a season and went on to play his best football there in the 1980s.

## Personal life

He attended Macleod High School from 1967 to 1973. Since his retirement from playing Australian Rules Football he has been teaching at [Sydney Technical High School](/source/Sydney_Technical_High_School) as a PDHPE teacher.[1]

## External links

- [Rod Carter's playing statistics](http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rod_Carter.html) from AFL Tables

- [Rod Carter](https://australianfootball.com/players/player/rod+carter/10754) at AustralianFootball.com

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Footy Flashbacks: Melbourne"](https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/239837/footy-flash). *sydneyswans.com.au*. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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