Fred Jones (rugby league)

Frederick Jones (9 December 1942 – 20 March 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative hooker, he played his club football for Manly-Warringah, with whom he won the 1972 and 1973 NSWRFL Premierships.

In 1970, Jones suffered another grand final defeat before captaining the club to their first premiership title.

He was a try scorer in the club's 19–14 grand final win over Easts in 1972 and was named in Australia's World Cup squad that went to France at the end of the year.

After a four-year absence, Jones played in all three interstate matches in 1973 and finished a memorable year by leading Manly to victory over Cronulla in the grand final.