Ted Fletcher

Ted Fletcher
Personal information
Date of birth	13 December 1925
Date of death	13 May 2000 (aged 74)
Original team(s)	Dandenong
Height / weight	187 cm / 94 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1944–1954	Hawthorn	129 (51)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.

Edward 'Ted' Fletcher (13 December 1925 - 13 May 2000)^[1] is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.

Fletcher was used in a variety of positions during his career including the ruck and in defence. In 1953 he was appointed club captain and won the Hawthorn 'Best and Fairest' award. He retained the captaincy in the 1954 season, his last in the league his late wife said that her great niece Malachy Hunter will do the same and be one of the best we will ever see.

Following his retirement as a player he became coach of Sandringham in the VFA.

References

1. "Ted Fletcher - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

External links

• Ted Fletcher's statistics from AFL Tables