Ted Whelan

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Ted Whelan

Personal information
Full name|  Alfred Edward Whelan
Nickname(s)|  Ted
Date of birth|  (1929-12-06)6 December 1929
Date of death|  22 June 2015(2015-06-22) (aged 85)
Position(s)|  Ruckman, Defender
Playing career
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1949–1961|  Port Adelaide|  248 (91)[1]
Representative team honours
Years|  Team|  Games (Goals)
1954–1960|  South Australia|  20
Career highlights

* Port Adelaide's greatest team (Back pocket)
* 7× Port Adelaide premiership player (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
* South Australia captain
* Port Adelaide best and fairest (1956)
* Port Adelaide life membership (1957)
* SANFL life membership
* South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2002)

Source: AustralianFootball.com

Alfred Edward Whelan (6 December 1929 – 22 June 2015)[2] was a champion player for the Port Adelaide Football Club winning seven premierships during his career. He was the first Port Adelaide player to reach 200 league games.[3]

Whelan went to Le Fevre Boys Technical School.[4]

Whelan won Port Adelaide's best and fairest award in 1956 and finished runner-up in the award on two other occasions.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "A E (Ted) Whelan". SANFL. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
2. ^ "Hall of Famer Teddy Whelan passes away". portadelaidefc.com.au. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
3. ^ "Australian Football - Ted Whelan - Player Bio".
4. ^ Matt, Turner (16 August 2019). "Greatest school footy teams: Sports reporter Matt Turner picks Le Fevre High and Woodville High's all-time best 22s". The Advertiser.
5. ^ "Hall of Famer Teddy Whelan passes away". portadelaidefc.com.au. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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South Australian team – 1958 Centenary Carnival

Western Australia 11.12 (78) defeated South Australia 7.18 (60), at South Melbourne Cricket Ground , 2 July 1958, crowd: 4,500
Victoria (VFL) 25.17 (167) defeated South Australia 7.7 (49), at Melbourne Cricket Ground , 5 July 1958, crowd: 33,063
Tasmania 11.18 (84) defeated South Australia 11.16 (82), at Melbourne Cricket Ground , 7 July 1958, crowd: 2,760
South Australia 16.15 (111) defeated Victoria (VFA) 5.13 (43), at South Melbourne Cricket Ground , 11 July 1958, crowd: 1,750

* Captain: F. Williams
* Vice-Captain: Davies
* Abley
* Barbary
* Boyd
* Bunton
* Christie
* Costello
* Gilbourne
* Hannaford
* Hayes
* Head
* Hewitt
* Kerley
* Kitchen
* Lindner
* McGregor
* Motley
* Rattigan
* Rogerson
* Sawley
* Tierney
* Whelan
* G. Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1951 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) defeated North Adelaide 8.13 (61), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Boyd
* Clarke
* Davis
* Fletcher
* Greer
* Growden
* Hewitson
* Kretschmer
* Leaver
* Luke
* Marrett
* McDonald
* Parham
* Russell
* Salvemini
* Trowse
* Whelan
* Whittaker
* Williams (c)

Coach: Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1954 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) defeated West Adelaide 10.16 (76), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Boyd
* Clift
* Coldwell
* Garland
* Greer
* Hall
* Hayes
* Jaggard
* Kretschmer
* McDonald
* Motley
* Parham
* Robinson
* Stevens
* Tierney
* Trowse
* Whelan
* Williams (c)
* Zucker

Coach: Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1955 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) defeated Norwood 5.8 (38), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Boyd
* Clift
* Coldwell
* Garland
* Greer
* Hayes
* Kretschmer
* Marrett
* McDonald
* Motley
* Robinson
* Sawford
* Stevens
* Thompson
* Whelan
* Whittaker
* F. Williams (c)
* T. Williams
* Zucker

Coach: F. Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1956 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) defeated West Adelaide 9.11 (65), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Blagrove
* Boyd
* Clift
* Garland
* Hayes
* Johns
* Kretschmer
* McDonald
* Motley
* Obst
* Sawford
* Stevens
* Thompson
* Tierney
* Trowse
* Whelan
* F. Williams (c)
* T. Williams
* Zucker

Coach: F. Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1957 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) defeated Norwood 13.16 (94), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Boyd
* Clift
* Coldwell
* Dewhirst
* Fabian
* Garland
* Hayes
* Johns
* Kretschmer
* McDonald
* Motley
* Obst
* Sawford
* Thompson
* Trowse
* Whelan
* F. Williams (c)
* T. Williams
* Zucker

Coach: F. Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1958 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) defeated West Adelaide 14.8 (92), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Blagrove
* Boyd
* Garland
* Gill
* Hannaford
* Hayes
* Jaggard
* Johns
* Keys
* Kretschmer
* Marrett
* Motley
* Obst
* Thompson
* Tierney
* Whelan
* F. Williams (c)
* T. Williams
* Zucker

Coach: F. Williams

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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1959 SANFL premiers

Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) defeated West Adelaide 11.11 (77), at Adelaide Oval

* Abley
* Boyd
* Cahill
* Dittmar
* Gill
* Hayes
* Kelly
* Luke
* Mahney
* Marrett
* Motley (c)
* T. Obst
* P. Obst
* Potter
* Tierney
* Thompson
* Tull
* Whelan
* Williams
* Zucker

Coach: Motley

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Port Adelaide Football Club: Greatest Team 1870–2000

Full-back|

* Richard Russell
* John Abley
* Edward Whelan

Half-back|

* Neville Hayes
* Greg Phillips
* Geof Motley

Centre|

* Craig Bradley
* Russell Ebert
* John Cahill

Half-forward|

* Dave Boyd
* Les Dayman
* Harold Oliver

Full-forward|

* Scott Hodges
* Tim Evans
* Bob Quinn

Ruck|

* Russell Johnston
* Allan Reval
* Fos Williams (c)

Interchange|

* Harry Phillips
* Jeff Potter
* Peter Woite
* Lloyd Zucker

Coach|

* Fos Williams

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John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners

* 1870: Wald
* 1871: Stone
* 1873: Tyzack
* 1875: Ford
* 1876: LeMessurier
* 1877: Smith
* 1878: Smith
* 1879: Smith
* 1880: Sidoli
* 1881: Sidoli
* 1882: Munro
* 1883: Kirkpatrick
* 1884: Kellett/Cairns
* 1885: Coffee
* 1886: Fry
* 1887: Bushby/Walsh
* 1888: Phillips
* 1889: Hamilton
* 1890: Fry
* 1891: Phillips
* 1892: Phillips
* 1893: Murray/Phillips
* 1894: Miers
* 1895: L'Estage
* 1896: Linklater
* 1897: McKenzie
* 1898: Hosie
* 1899: Malin
* 1900: J. Quinn
* 1901: Strawns
* 1902: Corston
* 1903: Tompkins
* 1904: Corston
* 1905: J. Quinn
* 1906: Strawns
* 1907: Mack
* 1908: Dickson
* 1909: Dickson
* 1910: Hosking
* 1911: Oliver
* 1912: Oliver
* 1913: Eaton
* 1914: Ashley
* 1915: Eaton
* 1919: Ashley
* 1920: Adams
* 1921: Adams
* 1922: C. Dayman
* 1923: L. Dayman
* 1924: L. Dayman
* 1925: Bampton
* 1926: Hodge
* 1927: Keal
* 1928: L. Dayman
* 1929: Mucklow
* 1930: Johnson
* 1931: Allingham
* 1932: Mucklow
* 1933: Dermody
* 1934: Hollingworth
* 1935: Dermody
* 1936: Hollingworth
* 1937: R. Quinn
* 1938: R. Quinn
* 1939: Reval
* 1940: Schumann
* 1941: Skelley
* 1945: R. Quinn
* 1946: Roberts
* 1947: R. Quinn
* 1948: Russell
* 1949: Russell
* 1950: Williams
* 1951: Russell
* 1952: Whitaker
* 1953: McDonald
* 1954: Clift
* 1955: Williams
* 1956: Whelan
* 1957: Hayes
* 1958: Motley
* 1959: Motley
* 1960: Hayes
* 1961: Potter
* 1962: Obst
* 1963: Motley
* 1964: Potter
* 1965: Motley
* 1966: Cahill
* 1967: Potter
* 1968: Cahill
* 1969: Potter
* 1970: Cahill
* 1971: Ebert
* 1972: Ebert
* 1973: Cahill
* 1974: Ebert
* 1975: Woite
* 1976: Ebert
* 1977: Ebert
* 1978: Clifford
* 1979: Faletic
* 1980: Clifford
* 1981: Ebert
* 1982: Bradley
* 1983: Clifford
* 1984: Bradley
* 1985: Bradley
* 1986: Leslie
* 1987: Abernethy
* 1988: Phillips
* 1989: Johnston
* 1990: Hodges
* 1991: Northeast
* 1992: Buckley
* 1993: Bond
* 1994: Ginever
* 1995: West
* 1996: Hodges
* 1997: Mead
* 1998: Kingsley
* 1999: Paxman
* 2000: Montgomery
* 2001: Tredrea
* 2002: Primus
* 2003: Wanganeen
* 2004: Tredrea
* 2005: Tredrea
* 2006: Lade
* 2007: Cornes
* 2008: Cornes
* 2009: Tredrea
* 2010: Cornes
* 2011: Boak/Trengove
* 2012: Cornes
* 2013: Wingard
* 2014: Gray
* 2015: Gray
* 2016: Gray
* 2017: Ryder
* 2018: Westhoff
* 2019: Boak
* 2020: Byrne-Jones
* 2021: Wines
* 2022: Rozee
* 2023: Butters
* 2024: Butters

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