Eddie Rosenbrock

Edward Joseph Rosenbrock (6 February 1908 – 19 May 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Eddie Rosenbrock
Personal information
Full name Edward Joseph Rosenbrock
Date of birth (1908-02-06)6 February 1908
Place of birth West Ham, London, England
Date of death 19 May 1978(1978-05-19) (aged 70)
Place of death Frankston, Victoria
Original team(s) Ferntree Gully
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929–1930 South Melbourne 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Frederick John Rosenbrock (1869-1942),[2] and Margaret Elizabeth Rosenbrock (1869-1934), née Corbett,[3] Edward Joseph Rosenbrock was born at West Ham, London, England on 6 February 1908. He migrated with his family to Australia in 1912.

He married Ada Helen Georgiana "Dolly" Mustow (1910-2001) in 1938.

Football

Having played in the club's 1928 premiership side,[4] he was recruited, by South Melbourne, from the Ferntree Gully Football Club in the Scoresby District Football Association.[5][6]

In 1930 he was cleared from South Melbourne to Brighton.[7]

In 1935 he was cleared from Brighton to Frankston.[8][9]

In 1936 he was cleared from Frankston to Brighton.[10]

In 1937 he was cleared from Brighton to Frankston.[11]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.767.
  2. Deaths: Rosenbrock, The Age, (Friday, 6 March 1942), p.5.
  3. Deaths: Rosenbrock, The Age, (Thursday, 8 November 1934), p.1.
  4. The Gully Premiers, Fern Tree Gully News, (Saturday, 1 September 1928), p.3.
  5. Football: South Melbourne, The Age, (Monday, 1 April 1929), p.7.
  6. Football: The Teams: Melbourne v. South Melbourne, The Argus, (Thursday, 25 April 1929), p.5.
  7. Rosenbrock (South Melbourne) Joins Brighton, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 June 1930), p17.
  8. Exchange of Players: Clearances Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 2 May 1935), p.14.
  9. Frankston Football Club, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 5 April 1935), p.4.
  10. Association Men Cleared, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 April 1915), p.15
  11. Association: Brighton's Misfortune, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 June 1937), p.14.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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