Well he tried to go to North when we made him retire but they told him he had to start in the reserves , he told them that was never happening , also could have been at the pies they had a first look at him but didn’t think he was good enough.
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EJ Whitten does not and has not ever played reserves grade football and he is not about to start now. Good luck to yers was the exact quote.
He almost went to Richmond at the end of 1966 too;
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2...-join-richmond
I've been thinking about Teddy going to Richmond. I didn't know until I found it yesterday on Google.
Could you imagine the pain if Teddy had gone to Richmond? Would it have diminished him in ther eyes of us supporters? Personally I couldn't think of a bigger betrayal.
I never heard this before either I couldn't even begin to imagine. I remember watching The Hawk play for Fitzroy it was heartbreaking but he still had his tricks and I never hated him for it but gee it was hard to watch.
Came across this on Facebook:
https://i.postimg.cc/FKC8fpkZ/TED.jpg
A Colourised Photo of Ted Whitten taking a Screamer against North Melbourne at Arden Street in 1960. (Source Peter Vasic - Past Colours)
Great mark, he was a genuine star.
How awesome does the jumper look?
Even Norths looks better than now
Thanks for posting Axe
Great photo of the great EJ!
I thought you might like this ode I wrote to the great man a couple of years ago
TED
I never will forget it,
It’s etched inside my head,
It was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
The first time I saw TED.
All the players looked identical
In their white, blue and red,
But one stood out like Superman—
This man that they called TED.
Afterwards, when we came home,
I’d take speckies on my bed
And pretend I wore the number 3
Just like my hero TED.
He’d shake hands with his opponent
Then he’d smack him in the head,
Then he’d drive him to the hospital
This champion bloke named TED.
He’d flash his famous ‘flick pass’,
‘It’s illegal!’ they all said.
So they changed the rules and banned it,
But that didn’t worry TED.
He still dominated matches.
Men followed as he led.
They called him ‘Mr Football’.
He was a beauty, TED!
He made the ‘Vics’ a power
That others used to dread.
He was bigger than the game he played
You ‘stuck it up ’em’, TED!
I remember when I read the news
The great E.J. was dead,
I could not make myself believe,
That you were human, TED.
Now I’ve grown old and he is gone
And there’s no-one in his stead,
’Cause there’s none that can replace him
The legend that was TED.
Good stuff Avoid the rush. I would have loved to have met Ted.
I just read on Facebook that the demolition of the Whitten Stand is starting next week - has anyone heard about whether the old seats will be available for purchase? Would be a cool memento.