Ted Turner (footballer)
| Ted Turner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1921 | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1981 (aged 59) | ||
| Original team(s) | Mentone[1] | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944–1946 | North Melbourne | 16 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Turner (20 December 1921[2] – 23 September 1981)[3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and for Brighton in the Victorian Football Association in the 1940s and 1950s.
A centre half back, Turner made his League debut for North Melbourne during 1944. He played at North Melbourne until 1946, and played a total of sixteen senior games.[2] In 1947, he crossed to the Victorian Football Association and played for the Brighton Football Club until 1951.[3] He was a member of Brighton's 1948 premiership team.[4]
In 1952, Turner moved to the Frankston Football Club in the Mornington Peninsula Football League, where he served as captain-coach, and in 1952 he won the MPFL Best and Fairest award.[3] He returned to Brighton as captain-coach in the VFA in 1954, and won the J. J. Liston Trophy as VFA best and fairest, winning by a margin of eight votes.[5] He played with Brighton until 1955.
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b "Ted Turner". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Brighton star dies". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 25 September 1981. p. 26.
- ^ "One change in VFA teams". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 8 October 1948. p. 16.
- ^ "Turner VFA top". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 9 September 1954. p. 1.