Ted Bryce
Australian rules footballer
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Edward George Bryce (21 December 1912 – 10 October 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
South Melbourne, Victoria
| Ted Bryce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward George Bryce | ||
| Born |
21 December 1912 South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died | 10 October 1996 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team | South Melbourne Districts | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1942 | Essendon | 106 (125) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bryce was used up forward with success later in his career, but started out as a wingman and also played as a rover. He was the son of former Collingwood and South Melbourne player Bob Bryce. His brother, George Bryce, also competed for South Melbourne.[1]
He missed the end of the 1936 VFL season and most of 1937, after he received an 18-week suspension for kicking Carltons Norm Cashin.[2]
In 1938, his first full season back, he became a VFL interstate representative for the first time.[3]
Bryce missed another five games through suspension in 1939.[4]
He was Essendon's leading goal-kicker in 1940, when he kicked 48 goals.[5] His record in finals saw him kick 16 goals from just six game.[5] He kicked two of those goals from a forward pocket in the 1941 VFL Grand Final, which Essendon lost.[5]
