Edward Joseph Flemming (30 October 1902, date of death unknown) was an
Australian rules footballer who played 229 games for
West Perth in the
WAFL/WANFL from 1922 to 1938. He is a half back flanker in West Perth's official 'Team of the Century'.
Flemming was a versatile player and despite spending much of his career as a defender topped the league's goal kicking in 1925 with 50 goals. A dual West Perth Best and fairest winner, Flemming also won a
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League. The award was donated by Alfred Sandover M.B.E., a prominent Perth hardware merchant and b ...
in 1930. He captained West Perth in the 1931 season and played in three premiership teams during the 1930s.
He was a regular interstate football representative for Western Australia and played in a variety of positions for his state.
Leading player and coach
Johnny Leonard considered Flemming to be one of the most freakish footballers he ever saw, surpassed only by
South Melbourne
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champion full forward
Bob Pratt
Harold Robert Pratt Sr. (31 August 1912 – 6 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Asso ...
.
Flemming served in the RAAF during World War II based in Eastern Victoria and later worked at Essendon Aerodrome in the early 1960s.
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1902 births
West Perth Football Club players
Sandover Medal winners
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Year of death missing
Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
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