Ted Melling
Australian rules footballer
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Ted Melling was an Australian rules football coach who coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Ted Melling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ted Melling | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1885-1895 | Fitzroy | 193 (27) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1919 | Fitzroy | 9 (4–4–1) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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When the incumbent captain-coach, George Holden, injured his thigh at the start of the 1919 VFL season, he was restricted to being an off-field coach, and after seven games he was replaced by Melling. Under Melling, Fitzroy managed four wins and a draw from their nine games, only narrowly missing out on a place in the finals.
Melling had played 193 games for the club between 1885 and 1895, being part of their 1895 VFA premiership team: his career games total stood as a club record until it was broken by Percy Parratt in the 1923 Preliminary Final.
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