Ted Thomas (footballer, born 1898)

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Ted Thomas
Ted Thomas 1920.jpg
Personal information
Full name Edward Hazen Thomas
Date of birth(1898-08-09)9 August 1898
Place of birth Yarrawonga, Victoria
Date of death 8 May 1965(1965-05-08) (aged 66)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Yarrawonga, Oakleigh
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Half-back flank
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1921–1928; 1932 Melbourne 104 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Career highlights
  • Melbourne premiership player 1926
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Hazen Thomas (9 August 1898 – 8 May 1965) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

In 1926, he became one of the club's premiership players, under the auspices of captain-coach Albert Chadwick. Thomas made his debut against Essendon in round 1 of the 1921 VFL season, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 385, based on the order of his debut for the club. [2] Originally from Oakleigh Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), he returned there for the 1929, 1930 and 1931 seasons before returning to Melbourne for a final season in the VFL.

His grandson, Leon Baker, played for Essendon in the 1980s. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 638. ISBN   1-74095-001-1 .
  2. ↑ "Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ↑ McClure, Geoff (21 February 2007). "Heads I win, tales I lose". The Age. Retrieved 5 September 2015.


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