Ted Fletcher

Ted Fletcher
Personal information
Date of birth 13 December 1925
Date of death 13 May 2000(2000-05-13) (aged 74)
Original team(s) Dandenong
Height / weight 187 cm / 94 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–1954 Hawthorn 129 (51)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.

Edward 'Ted' Fletcher (13 December 1925 - 13 May 2000)[1] is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.

Fletcher was used in a variety of positions during his career including the ruck and in defence. In 1953 he was appointed club captain and won the Hawthorn 'Best and Fairest' award. He retained the captaincy in the 1954 season, his last in the league his late wife said that her great niece Malachy Hunter will do the same and be one of the best we will ever see.

Following his retirement as a player he became coach of Sandringham in the VFA.

References

  1. "Ted Fletcher - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.


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