Teddy Buist | |
Fullname: | Edward John Buist |
Birth Date: | 4 May 1885 |
Birth Place: | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Death Place: | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Fitzroy Churches |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 63 kg |
Statsend: | 1916 |
Years1: | 1906–1907 |
Club1: | South Melbourne |
Games Goals1: | 12 (0) |
Years2: | 1911–1916 |
Club2: | Fitzroy |
Games Goals2: | 59 (15) |
Years3: | 1909-1910 |
Club3: | Norwood |
Games Goals3: | 27 (22) |
Games Goalstotal: | 98 (37) |
Teddy Buist (4 May 1885 – 30 June 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the VFL.
Buist, a wingman, made his debut in 1906 with South Melbourne and spent two seasons with the club. He then played for Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), representing the VFA in a match against South Australia. Buist moved to Adelaide and played for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood in 1909 and 1910.[1] He returned to the VFL in 1911, joining Fitzroy with whom he would play in premiership teams in 1913 and 1916.