Edward Keggin (28 July 1891 – 15 November 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ted Keggin
Personal information
Full name Edward Keggin
Date of birth (1891-07-28)28 July 1891
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 15 November 1968(1968-11-15) (aged 77)
Place of death Newtown, New South Wales
Original team(s) Leopold (MJFA)[1]
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–1917 Richmond 59 (87)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

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Recruited in 1912, by Richmond, from the Leopold Football Club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA)[broken anchor], where he had played for two seasons (1910 and 1911), and played in its 1911 premiership team, Keggin, at 6ft.2in. and 13 stone, was a strong mark and a long kick, who played in the forward-pocket and in the ruck.[2]

He was Richmond's leading goal-kicker in the 1912 VFL season, when he appeared in all 18 rounds and kicked 24 goals.[3][4] He kicked 27 goals in both 1913 and 1914, finishing second in the goal-kicking to Percy Martyn and Clarrie Hall respectively.[4] After not featuring in the 1915 and 1916 seasons due to his naval duties during World War I,[5] Keggin returned in 1917 and played seven games.[4]

He was still actively playing football in 1925, as the captain of the Naval Depot team that competed in the Peninsula Football Association.[6]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. ^ Hogan (1996), p.117.
  3. ^ Lovett (2004).
  4. ^ a b c "AFL Tables: Ted Keggin". afltables.com.
  5. ^ War Heroes, (Melbourne) Punch, (Thursday, 22 April 1915), p.42.
  6. ^ Football, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 4 September 1925), p.3.

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