Ted Greeves
| Ted Greeves | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Goderich Greeves | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Skipton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 1935 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1899 | Geelong | 20 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Goderich Greeves (16 December 1878 – 11 August 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Early years
[edit]Greeves, the son of Edward Goderich and Julia Anderson, was born in Skipton, Victoria, on 16 December 1878.[1]
He was a noted sportsman at Geelong College, which he joined in 1890, captain of the football team, and winner of the College Cup in 1897.[2]
VFL career
[edit]Greeves debuted for Geelong in the 1897 VFL finals series, a round-robin competition between the league's top four ranked sides. Geelong, which had lost their first fixture to Essendon, called up the 18-year-old Geelong College captain for their second game of the series, against Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.[3] Playing as a backman, Greeves was reported to have done well in his role, with the Geelong side securing a nine-point win to remain in the race for the premiership.[3] He kept his spot in the team for the third and final round of the series, in which Geelong defeated Collingwood at East Melbourne, a win that was only enough to secure the runners-up position for Geelong, as Essendon had remained unbeaten.[4]
In the 1898 season, Greeves got his first opportunity in round five against Fitzroy and was described by the Geelong Advertiser as having played a "dashing game" as a rover, but he wouldn't reappear for two months.[5] He played three games for Geelong late in the season, including a best-on-ground performance in a win over Melbourne, which he played as a centreman.[6][7]
With his Geelong College commitments over, Greeves was a regular in the Geelong team in 1899, his final season.[8] He made a total of 14 appearances, the last a record-setting margin over St Kilda, 162 points to 1, which would last for 20 years.[6][9]
Later life
[edit]Greeves married Frances Adaline Nasmith on 28 January 1903, at Scots Church, Collins Street, Melbourne.[10] The couple lived in Warragul.[11]
Their eldest son, Edward Jr, was born later that year.[12] He won the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924 and became a Geelong Legend and Australian Football Hall of Famer.[13]
On 11 August 1935, Greeves died in Geelong at the age of 56.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Greeves, Edward Goderich (1878–1935)". Heritage Guide to The Geelong College. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "College Sports". The Australasian. Melbourne. 1 May 1920. p. 24. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Geelong V. Melbourne". Geelong Advertiser. Vic. 30 August 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The League Premiership for 1897". Geelong Advertiser. Vic. 6 September 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Geelong V. Fitzroy". Geelong Advertiser. Vic. 6 June 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "AFL Tables – Ted Greeves – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Geelong V. Melbourne". Geelong Advertiser. Vic. 29 August 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AFL Tables – 1899 Stats – Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Game Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Family Notices". Table Talk. Melbourne. 29 January 1903. p. 23. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Biography – Edward Goderich (Carji) Greeves". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Greeves An All Rounder". Sporting Globe (Edition2 ed.). Melbourne. 21 July 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 17 August 1935. p. 13. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
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- Ted Greeves's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Greeves at AustralianFootball.com