Ted “Lord” Goodwin (born 4 August 1951) is an Australian former professional

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footballer in the

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competition. Goodwin played for the

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and

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as well as representing for

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Career

Born in Crows Nest,

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to New Zealand immigrants. His father was an Anglo-New Zealander and his mother was a

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. A

Dapto High School Dapto High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Dapto, a suburb of in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1958, the school enrolled approximately 900 studen ...

junior, Goodwin had a long and eventful club career. He signed with

in 1972 after coming to talent scouts' attention when representing for Country from the Dapto club. Wildly unpredictable but extraordinarily gifted player, Ted Goodwin played seven seasons for the St George Dragons between 1972-1978, the high point probably being a part of the winning 1977 Grand Final team.

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1972-1978

A hugely popular player and a St George 'favorite son', Goodwin played in three first grade Grand Finals with St George: the

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loss to

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, the

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9–9 draw with

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and the subsequent replay, won by St George, 22–0. In the drawn 1977 match he scored one of the best tries ever seen in a Grand Final when he regathered the ball after a great chip and chase and grounded it just before the dead-ball line, knocking himself unconscious in the process when his face smacked the hard

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surface. He took no further part in the match but backed up the following week to kick six goals and a field-goal in the replay. Ted was nicknamed 'Lord Ted' by the late St George legend Len Kelly in the early 1970s and the Goodwin is still remembered as 'Lord Ted' today.

1979-1982

Goodwin played his final season with the St George Dragons in 1978, had a one season stay at

in 1979 and resurrected his career as a tough, dynamic forward with the Roy Masters coached

sides of 1980-1982. He was later named in the Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Eighties. He finished his playing days in

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with stints as captain-coach at

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and also with the Willagee Bears in 1989-90 in the

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competition.

Representative career

Having earlier represented for Country from Dapto, Goodwin made eight state appearances for

during his St George years. In 1972 he made his national representative debut as a reserve in the second Test against

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. He was selected on the 1973

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led by his club captain

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. Goodwin appeared in six minor tour matches and on the wing in a Test match against Great Britain and in two against France. He scored seven tries on the tour, two in the first French Test. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No.463.

Post-playing

Goodwin went on to become a graded referee in

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and up until 2001 held a position as Development Officer with the

. He was instrumental in schools development of the code in Western Australia in the 1990s. In 2002 he was a referee for junior rugby league in Sydney's

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refereeing the 13B's Grand Final at

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Sons

Three of Goodwin's four sons played first grade rugby league in Australia -

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Sources

* Andrews, Malcolm (2006) ''The ABC of Rugby League'' Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney * Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players'', Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney

References

External links

Ted Goodwin at St. George
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