Ted Pollock

Edward Cullen Pollock (10 December 1913 – 8 February 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Ted Pollock
Personal information
Full name Edward Cullen Pollock
Date of birth (1913-12-10)10 December 1913
Place of birth Brunswick North, Victoria
Date of death 8 February 1973(1973-02-08) (aged 59)
Place of death Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Carlton Juniors
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95.5 kg (211 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930, 1932–37 Carlton 44 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Career highlights
  • Youngest Ever Player to Play for Carlton FC
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Pollock was the youngest ever player for the Carlton Football Club, making his debut as 19th man in round 6, 1930 at 16 years and 200 days old. This record was equalled by Jim Buckley in 1976.

Pollock struggled to establish himself in Carlton's side, never playing more than five successive games in his first four seasons, but he managed to play finals football in both 1935 and 1936. The next season was his last as a player. By his 24th birthday Pollock had played his final VFL game.

Notes
  1. "Ted Pollock - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 671. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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