Edward Llewellyn (3 February 1909 – 20 January 2002) 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 with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

and

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...

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). Llewellyn was a follower, also used at centre half-forward when not in the ruck. Originally from

Port Fairy Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the S ...

, he started at Geelong in 1929 but had his breakthrough season in 1930 when he played 19 of a possible 21 games. This included the

1930 VFL Grand Final The 1930 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Geelong Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 11 October 1930. It was the 32nd annual Grand Final o ...

against Collingwood, where he contributed two goals in a 30-point loss. He almost played in another grand final for Geelong the following year but was omitted from the team, despite participating in their preliminary final win. Geelong would become the 1931 premiers and a disappointed Llewellyn requested a clearance. He spent four seasons at North Melbourne and was appointed club captain when

Tom Fitzmaurice Thomas Joseph Cullinan Fitzmaurice (7 July 1898 – 25 December 1977) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Football A brilliant centre-half-back, he commenced his caree ...

retired midway through the

1935 VFL season The 1935 VFL season was the 39th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 27 April until 5 October, and comprised an 18 ...

. Llewellyn wasn't captain for many round as, not only was it his final year with the struggling club, but he missed six games through suspension for striking

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

's George Bell. He came back from his suspension in round 18 for one final match, bringing his North Melbourne games tally to 50, the last 24 of which were losses. In 1936 he joined

Bendigo Football League The Bendigo Football Netball League (previously known as the Sandhurst Football Association, Bendigo and District Football Association, Bendigo Football Association and Bendigo Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball compe ...

club Maryborough as a playing coach. Llewellyn transferred to Benalla with his work in 1951 and was captain coach of All Blacks Football Club's 1953 premiership in the

Benalla & District Football League The original Benalla District Football League was formed in 1929 from the following clubs - Baddaginnie, Benalla - "B", Swanpool, Tatong, Thoona and Winton. The Benalla & District Football League (B&DFL) was formed immediately after World War T ...

premiership.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Llewellyn, Ted 1909 births 2002 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Maryborough Football Club players Port Fairy Football Club players