Edward Keggin (28 July 1891 – 15 November 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Ted Keggin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Keggin | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 1968 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Newtown, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold (MJFA)[1] | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912–1917 | Richmond | 59 (87) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editRecruited in 1912, by Richmond, from the Leopold Football Club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA)[broken anchor], where he had played for two seasons (1910 and 1911), and played in its 1911 premiership team, Keggin, at 6ft.2in. and 13 stone, was a strong mark and a long kick, who played in the forward-pocket and in the ruck.[2]
He was Richmond's leading goal-kicker in the 1912 VFL season, when he appeared in all 18 rounds and kicked 24 goals.[3][4] He kicked 27 goals in both 1913 and 1914, finishing second in the goal-kicking to Percy Martyn and Clarrie Hall respectively.[4] After not featuring in the 1915 and 1916 seasons due to his naval duties during World War I,[5] Keggin returned in 1917 and played seven games.[4]
He was still actively playing football in 1925, as the captain of the Naval Depot team that competed in the Peninsula Football Association.[6]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.117.
- ^ Lovett (2004).
- ^ a b c "AFL Tables: Ted Keggin". afltables.com.
- ^ War Heroes, (Melbourne) Punch, (Thursday, 22 April 1915), p.42.
- ^ Football, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 4 September 1925), p.3.
References
edit- Hogan, P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- World War Two Service Record: Chief Shipwright Edward Keggin (1032), National Archives of Australia.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Chief Shipwright Edward Keggin (1032), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
edit- Ted Keggin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Keggin at AustralianFootball.com
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