Edward Greeves, Jr.
| Edward Greeves |
Edward Greeves |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Edward Goderich Greeves, Junior |
| Nickname(s) |
Carji |
| Date of birth |
1 November 1903(1903-11-01) |
| Place of birth |
Warragul, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of death |
15 April 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 59) |
| Place of death |
Ararat, Victoria, Australia |
| Original team |
Geelong College |
| Height/Weight |
175 cm / 76 kg |
| Playing career1 |
| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1923–33 |
Geelong |
124 (17) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1933 season .
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Edward Goderich "Carji" Greeves, Junior (1 November 1903 – 15 April 1963) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the winner of the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924, for the fairest and best player in the VFL (it is now, since 1990, awarded to the fairest and best player in 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.
Greeves represented Victoria seven times.
Greeves also attended The Geelong College.
Honours
- Brownlow Medal, 1924
- Runner-up Brownlow Medal 1925, 1926, 1928
- Geelong premiership player 1925, 1931
- Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
- Geelong Team of the Century
References
- ^ Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. pp. 71. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
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1924: Greeves • 1925: Watson • 1926: Warne-Smith • 1927: Coventry • 1928: Warne-Smith • 1929: Collier • 1930: Judkins • 1931: Bunton • 1932: Bunton • 1933: Smallhorn • 1934: Reynolds • 1935: Bunton • 1936: Ryan • 1937: Reynolds • 1938: Reynolds • 1939: Whelan • 1940: Matthews, Fothergill • 1941: Ware • 1946: Cordner • 1947: Deacon • 1948: Morris • 1949: Clegg, Austen • 1950: Ruthven • 1951: Smith • 1952: Wright, Hutchison • 1953: Hutchison • 1954: Wright • 1955: Goldsmith • 1956: Box • 1957: Gleeson • 1958: Roberts • 1959: Skilton, Howell • 1960: Schultz • 1961: James • 1962 Lord • 1963: Skilton • 1964: Collis • 1965: Stewart • 1966: Stewart • 1967: Smith • 1968: Skilton • 1969: Murray • 1970: Bedford • 1971: Stewart • 1972: Thompson • 1973: Greig • 1974: Greig • 1975: Dempsey • 1976: Moss • 1977: Teasdale • 1978: Blight • 1979: Moore • 1980: Templeton • 1981: Quinlan, Round • 1982: Wilson • 1983: Glendinning • 1984: Moore • 1985: Hardie • 1986: DiPierdomenico, Williams • 1987: Lockett, Platten • 1988: Healy • 1989: Couch • 1990: Liberatore • 1991: Stynes • 1992: Wynd • 1993: Wanganeen • 1994: Williams • 1995: Kelly • 1996: Hird, Voss • 1997: Harvey • 1998: Harvey • 1999: Crawford • 2000: Woewodin • 2001: Akermanis • 2002: Black • 2003: Buckley, Ricciuto, Goodes • 2004: Judd • 2005: Cousins • 2006: Goodes • 2007: Bartel • 2008: Cooney • 2009: Ablett, Jr. • 2010: Judd • 2011: Swan
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Greeves, Edward |
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| Date of birth |
1 November 1903 |
| Place of birth |
Warragul, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of death |
15 April 1963 |
| Place of death |
Ararat, Victoria, Australia |