Neville Fields

Neville Fields (born 21 November 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Neville Fields
Personal information
Full name	Neville Fields
Date of birth	(1951-11-21) 21 November 1951 (age 73)
Original team(s)	Essendon High School
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s)	Centreman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1969–1977	Essendon	135 (134)
1978–1981	South Melbourne	060 0(55)
1981–1982 Total –	Essendon	005 00(4)
Total		200 (193)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Career highlights
1972 W. S. Crichton Medal winner
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fields was a left footed centreman and won Essendon's most improved player award in 1971. He was their best and fairest the following season and represented Victoria in interstate football. After struggling for form throughout 1977 he was traded to South Melbourne for Terry Daniher. In 1981 he returned to Essendon where he spent a further two seasons.

Fields's son Tom played two matches for Carlton Football Club in 2015.^[1]