Ted Politz

Edward Matthew Politz (28 July 1889 – 14 February 1967) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ted Politz
Personal information
Full name Edward Matthew Politz
Date of birth 28 July 1889
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 14 February 1967(1967-02-14) (aged 77)
Place of death St Kilda, Victoria
Original team(s) Yarraville
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911–13 Melbourne 26 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Charles Zapp Politz (1854-1916),[2] and Jane Politz (1856-1914), née Stewart,[3] Edward Matthew Politz was born on 28 July 1889.

He Married Elizabeth Agnes Stanley (1894-1983) in 1914.

Football

Recruited from Yarraville Football Club in the Victorian Junior Football Association,[4] he played his first senior match for Melbourne, against Geelong, on 1 July 1911.[5]

His twenty-sixth (and last) senior game for Melbourne was against Essendon, in the last round of the 1913 season, on 30 August 1913.[6]

Notes

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.
  • The Melbourne Football Team on the Sydney Visit, The Referee, (Wednesday, 13 September 1911), p.13.</ref>
  • The Melbourne Football Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 29 June 1912), p.25.
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