Edward Sholl (15 April 1872 – 29 June 1952) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Sholl played six games in the 1897 inaugural VFL season, three of which were finals.AFL Tables: Eddie Sholl
/ref> He captained Melbourne in 1899 and in the same year represented

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in an interstate fixture against

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. A fullback, he kept

Gerald Brosnan Gerald Brosnan (14 August 1877 – 29 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played as a key position forward and had an accurate left ...

goal-less in the

1900 VFL Grand Final The 1900 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 22 September 1900. It was the 3rd annual Grand F ...

, which Melbourne won.

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* 1872 births 1952 deaths Melbourne Football Club players Melbourne Football Club captains Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players Melbourne Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub