Edmund James Goodger (born 10 March 1929) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Eddie Goodger
Personal information
Full name Edmund James Goodger
Date of birth (1929-03-10)10 March 1929
Original team(s) Heidelberg
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–1958 Fitzroy 149 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Goodger came to Fitzroy from Heidelberg, where he had won a best and fairest in 1948.

A defender, he spent much of his time at Fitzroy as a centre half-back, but also played in the ruck.

Goodger was second to Neville Broderick in Fitzroy's 1952 "best and fairest" award, missing out by a single vote.[2]

He left Fitzroy at the end of the 1958 VFL season, to join Ivanhoe Amateurs as a playing coach.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ AFL Tables: Eddie Goodger
  2. ^ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.