Eddie Goodger

Eddie Goodger
Eddie Goodger
Personal information
Full name	Edmund James Goodger
Date of birth	10 March 1929
Original team(s)	Heidelberg
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated May 29, 2021

Edmund James Goodger (born 10 March 1929) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Goodger came to Fitzroy from Heidelberg, where he had won a best and fairest in 1948.

A defender, he spent much of his time at Fitzroy as a centre half-back, but also played in the ruck.

Goodger was second to Neville Broderick in Fitzroy's 1952 "best and fairest" award, missing out by a single vote.^[2]

He left Fitzroy at the end of the 1958 VFL season, to join Ivanhoe Amateurs as a playing coach.^[3]

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References

↑ AFL Tables: Eddie Goodger
↑ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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[AFLTables-1] AFL Tables: Eddie Goodger

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

[3] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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