Ted Melling | |
Fullname: | Ted Melling |
Club1: | Fitzroy |
Years1: | 1885-1895 |
Games Goals1: | 193 (27) |
Coachyears1: | 1919 |
Coachclub1: | Fitzroy |
Coachgames Wins1: | 9 (4–4–1) |
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Ted Melling was an Australian rules football coach who coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
When the incumbent captain-coach, George Holden, injured his thigh at the start of the 1919 VFL season, he was restricted to being an off-field coach, and after seven games he was replaced by Melling. Under Melling, Fitzroy managed four wins and a draw from their nine games, only narrowly missing out on a place in the finals.
Melling had played 193 games for the club between 1885 and 1895, being part of their 1895 VFA premiership team: his career games total stood as a club record until it was broken by Percy Parratt in the 1923 Preliminary Final.