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Alfred Edward Whelan (6 December 1929 – 22 June 2015)[2] was a champion player for the Port Adelaide Football Club winning seven premierships during his career. He was the first Port Adelaide player to reach 200 league games.[3]

Ted Whelan
Personal information
Full name Alfred Edward Whelan
Nickname(s) Ted
Date of birth (1929-12-06)6 December 1929
Date of death 22 June 2015(2015-06-22) (aged 85)
Position(s) Ruckman, Defender
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–1961 Port Adelaide 248 (91)[1]
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1954–1960 South Australia 20
Career highlights
  • Port Adelaide's greatest team (Back pocket)
  • 7x Port Adelaide premiership player (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
  • South Australia captain
  • Port Adelaide best and fairest (1956)
  • Port Adelaide life membership (1957)
  • SANFL life membership
  • South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2002)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Whelan went to Le Fevre Boys Technical School.[4]

Whelan won Port Adelaide's best and fairest award in 1956 and finished runner-up in the award on two other occasions.[5]


References


  1. "A E (Ted) Whelan". SANFL. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. "Hall of Famer Teddy Whelan passes away". portadelaidefc.com.au. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Australian Football - Ted Whelan - Player Bio".
  4. Matt, Turner (16 August 2019). "Greatest school footy teams: Sports reporter Matt Turner picks Le Fevre High and Woodville High's all-time best 22s". The Advertiser.
  5. "Hall of Famer Teddy Whelan passes away". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2021.



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