Ken Feltscheer Explained

Ken Feltscheer
Fullname:Kenneth John Feltscheer
Birth Date:9 June 1915
Birth Place:Neerim, Victoria
Death Date:[1]
Originalteam:Neerim South, Moe
Height:178 cm
Weight:80.5 kg
Position:Half forward, wing
Statsend:1943
Years1:1935–36
Games Goals1:4 (0)
Years2:1937–40, 1943
Games Goals2:43 (15)
Games Goalstotal:47 (15)

Ken Feltscheer (9 June 1915 – 25 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He turned 100 in June 2015[3] and died on 25 December 2017 at the age of 102.[4]

Feltscheer grew up on a dairy farm near Neerim South, and playing under big brother Eric's captaincy he kicked 10 goals one afternoon. That got him noticed by Moe who were in the Central Gippsland FL at the time. He kicked ten goals on debut [5] then got interested in him. After an invitation by letter he moved to the city. He played in two reserves premierships under seconds coach "Bull" Adams.

Melbourne were interested in former Hawthorn Fullback Bert Chandler, who had returned from Western Australia. Feltscheer and fellow teammate Gordon Waters were part of a player swap for Chandler in 1937.

Feltscheer retired from league football at the end of 1940[6] but was talked into helping out because of wartime player shortage by playing 5 games in 1943.

Alec Mawhinney who played at in 1919 was his uncle.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KEN FELTSCHEER . AustralianFootball.com . 24 August 2022.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 258.
  3. Web site: Hanlon. Peter. Ken Feltscheer: A 'good average player' notches a ton. 1 July 2016. The Age. 9 June 2015.
  4. http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2017-12-26/vale-ken-feltscheer Ken Feltscheer's obituary
  5. Web site: Some Prominent Personalities in Country Football Clubs. Weekly Times. 19 August 1933.
  6. Web site: Around the Clubs. Argus. 31 July 1940.
  7. Web site: Who's Who of Football. Sporting Globe. 29 June 1940.