Edward Greeves
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | November 1, 1903, Warragul, Victoria |
| Recruited from | Geelong College |
| Height/Weight | 176cm/76kg |
| Death | April 15, 1963, Ararat, Victoria |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | 1923, Geelong vs. Essendon, at |
| Team(s) | Geelong (1923-1931)
124 games, 17 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Edward "Carji" Greeves (November 1, 1903 - April 15, 1963) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He was the winner of the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924, for the best and fairest player in the VFL (now the Australian Football League).
Greeves played with the Geelong Football Club from 1923-31 and wore jumper number 20.
Best known by the nickname E "Carji" Greeves, he was given the nickname as a baby by a friend of the family, the New South Wales golfer Michael Scott, after he had seen Carjillo, the Rajah of Bong, a popular play of the day. [1]
Greeves was honoured with having the Geelong Football Club's Best and Fairest award named after him, the Carji Greeves Medal. In 1996 Greeves was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 71. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
| Preceded by '(none)' |
Brownlow Medallist 1924 |
Succeeded by Colin Watson |
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