Ted Melling

Ted Melling was an Australian rules football coach who coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ted Melling
Personal information
Full name Ted Melling
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1885-1895 Fitzroy 193 (27)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1919 Fitzroy 9 (4–4–1)
Career highlights
  • VFA premiership player (1895)

When the incumbent captain-coach, George Holden, injured his knee at the start of the 1919 VFL season, he was restricted to being an off-field coach and after seven games he was replaced by Melling. Under Melling, Fitzroy managed four wins and a draw from their nine games, only narrowly missing out on a place in the finals.

He had earlier played 193 games for the club between 1885 and 1895, being part of their 1895 VFA premiership team, which stood as a club record until it was broken by Percy Parratt in the 1923 Preliminary Final.

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