Edward 'Ted' Fletcher (13 December 1925 - 13 May 2000) was an

Australian rules 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 ...

footballer who played with

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in the

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. Fletcher was used in a variety of positions during his career including the ruck and in defence. In 1953 he was appointed club captain and won the Hawthorn 'Best and Fairest' award. He retained the captaincy in the 1954 season. He left Hawthorn and he became Captain-coach of

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in the VFA for two seasons.

Honours and achievements

Individual * Hawthorn best and fairest: 1953 * Hawthorn captain: 1953–1954 *

life member

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* 1925 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Sandringham Football Club coaches Peter Crimmins Medal winners 2000 deaths {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub