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]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Matthew Politz | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 1967 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarraville | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911–13 | Melbourne | 26 (19) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe 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
editRecruited 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
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.711.
- ^ Deaths: Politz, The Argus, (Monday, 29 May 1916), p.1.
- ^ Married: Politz—Stewart, The Hamilton Spectator, (Thursday, 6 June 1878), p.2.
- ^ Rough Football, The Age, (Monday, 24 October 1910), p.5.
- ^ Geelong Beaten, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 3 July 1911), p.3.
- ^ Football: Essendon's Narrow Margin: Melbourne Finish Strongly, The Argus, (Monday, 1 September 1913), p.7.
References
edit- 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.
- The Melbourne Football Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 29 June 1912), p.25.
External links
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- Ted Politz's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Politz at AustralianFootball.com
- Ted Politz, at Demonwiki.
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