Ted Bryce

Edward George Bryce (21 December 1912 – 10 October 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ted Bryce
Personal information
Full name Edward George Bryce
Date of birth (1912-12-21)21 December 1912
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 10 October 1996(1996-10-10) (aged 83)
Original team(s) South Melbourne Districts
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1942 Essendon 106 (125)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bryce was used up forward with success later in his career, but started out as a wingman and also played as a rover. He was the son of former Collingwood and South Melbourne player Bob Bryce. His brother, George Bryce, also competed for South Melbourne.[1]

He missed the end of the 1936 VFL season and most of 1937, after he received an 18-week suspension for kicking Carltons Norm Cashin.[2]

In 1938, his first full season back, he became a VFL interstate representative for the first time.[3]

Bryce missed another five games through suspension in 1939.[4]

He was Essendon's leading goal-kicker in 1940, when he kicked 48 goals.[5] His record in finals saw him kick 16 goals from just six game.[5] He kicked two of those goals from a forward pocket in the 1941 VFL Grand Final, which Essendon lost.[5]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. The Argus,"Bryce Suspended For 18 Weeks", 5 August 1936, p. 12
  3. "Ted Bryce - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. "Bryce, Ted G." Essendon Football Club.
  5. "AFL Tables: Ted Bryce". afltables.com.
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