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Ted Potter

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Ted Potter
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-11-11) 11 November 1944 (age 79)
Original team(s) Rutherglen, Greensborough (DVFL)
Debut Round 5, 1963, Collingwood vs. Melbourne
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963–1972 Collingwood 182 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Career highlights
  • Victorian representative: 4 games
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ted Potter (born 11 November 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer. A key defender, he was a regular in the Collingwood Magpies side throughout the 1960s.

He is remembered for being the player whose supposedly wayward handball was intercepted by Barry Breen that resulted in the winning point for St Kilda in the 1966 VFL Grand Final; however, this is a misnomer, as the ball spilled free and was never actually handballed.[1]

He retired in 1972 with 182 games to his name, the most ever by a player without scoring a goal.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ted Potter". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables - Miscellaneous Goalkicking Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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