Edward Melling

Adelaide Football Club player. (South Australia)
1887: 1 Game for the Carlton Football Club.

Melling is pictured in the Fitzroy team in the 1890's

Edward John Melling played with the second incarnation of the Adelaide Football Club.
The club formed, disbanded, merged, and disbanded on three separate occasions.
See below to read the Full Points Footy article on the Adelaide club.

1887 Carlton Football Club on it's second tour of Adelaide played 5 games for 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.
In it's final game against Port Adelaide, on the Adelaide Oval July 16 1887, due to injuries, the club was two players short.
Melling of Adelaide F.C. and George Coombe of Norwood F.C. played for Carlton.
Port Adelaide objected, but gave way rather than have the match abandoned.

(The Carlton Story, H.Buggy and H.Bell, p61/The Argus)

There was a player called Melling who played many games for Fitzroy in the 1890's, it seems this is the same person.
Teddy Melling was was given three cheers at the Fitzroy end of season meeting on Monday 23 September, 1895.

Full Points Footy have an article on the original Adelaide Football Club.
Click here > www.fullpointsfooty.net/adelaide_(original).htm

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