Ted Holdsworth
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Henry Edwin Arthur "Ted" Holdsworth is a former Australian rules football
er who was highly successful in the West Australian National Football League
(WANFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club
.
A fine full forward who was a strong overhead mark and a very accurate kick Holdsworth topped the top goal kicker list at Swan Districts during his career. In 1937 and 1938 he kicked 109 and 116 goals respectively yet never topped the WANFL goal kickers list.
Undoubtedly Holdsworth would have kicked even more goals if he were part of a more successful team and had not be called to play in defence to prevent other sides from kicking higher totals against the struggling Swans.
Holdsworth played twice for the WA State Team once at full forward and in the 1946 side that played South Australia Holdsworth played at fullback
as he was also regarded as a fine backman.
Retiring as a player in 1947, Holdsworth had played 143 games for the club and booted 532 goals the second-most of any Swans player after Eric Gorman.
He went of to coach
Swan Districts in 1952 and later became vice president
of the club. He is named in the Swan Districts Team of the Century
at full forward.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who was highly successful in the West Australian National Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WANFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
.
A fine full forward who was a strong overhead mark and a very accurate kick Holdsworth topped the top goal kicker list at Swan Districts during his career. In 1937 and 1938 he kicked 109 and 116 goals respectively yet never topped the WANFL goal kickers list.
Undoubtedly Holdsworth would have kicked even more goals if he were part of a more successful team and had not be called to play in defence to prevent other sides from kicking higher totals against the struggling Swans.
Holdsworth played twice for the WA State Team once at full forward and in the 1946 side that played South Australia Holdsworth played at fullback
Fullback (Australian rules football)
In Australian rules football, the fullback position has traditionally been a purely defensive role, with the aim of preventing the full-forward from marking the ball and scoring. However, in recent times, where the ability to move the ball out of defence and down the field quickly has become a more...
as he was also regarded as a fine backman.
Retiring as a player in 1947, Holdsworth had played 143 games for the club and booted 532 goals the second-most of any Swans player after Eric Gorman.
He went of to coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
Swan Districts in 1952 and later became vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of the club. He is named in the Swan Districts Team of the Century
Team of the Century
Team of the Century and Team of the Decade are terms used in team sport to name a hypothetical best team over a given time period.For the century team, it can be either 100 years, or for a century...
at full forward.